diff --git a/src/locale/helpers.ts b/src/locale/helpers.ts
index dddd6855..08953ff2 100644
--- a/src/locale/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/locale/helpers.ts
@@ -118,9 +118,8 @@ export function sanitizeAppLanguageSetting(appLanguage: string): AppLanguage {
     switch (lang) {
       case 'en':
         return AppLanguage.en
-      // DISABLED until this translation is fixed -prf
-      // case 'de':
-      //   return AppLanguage.de
+      case 'de':
+        return AppLanguage.de
       case 'es':
         return AppLanguage.es
       case 'fr':
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.ts b/src/locale/i18n.ts
index d0bc828c..d1a50a08 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import {i18n} from '@lingui/core'
 
 import {useLanguagePrefs} from '#/state/preferences'
 import {messages as messagesEn} from '#/locale/locales/en/messages'
-// DISABLED until this translation is fixed -prf
-// import {messages as messagesDe} from '#/locale/locales/de/messages'
+import {messages as messagesDe} from '#/locale/locales/de/messages'
 import {messages as messagesId} from '#/locale/locales/id/messages'
 import {messages as messagesEs} from '#/locale/locales/es/messages'
 import {messages as messagesFr} from '#/locale/locales/fr/messages'
@@ -23,11 +22,10 @@ import {AppLanguage} from '#/locale/languages'
  */
 export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
   switch (locale) {
-    // DISABLED until this translation is fixed -prf
-    // case AppLanguage.de: {
-    //   i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesDe})
-    //   break
-    // }
+    case AppLanguage.de: {
+      i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesDe})
+      break
+    }
     case AppLanguage.es: {
       i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesEs})
       break
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.web.ts b/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
index de5e5aa7..10e0fc7e 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
   let mod: any
 
   switch (locale) {
-    // DISABLED until this translation is fixed -prf
-    // case AppLanguage.de: {
-    //   mod = await import(`./locales/de/messages`)
-    //   break
-    // }
+    case AppLanguage.de: {
+      mod = await import(`./locales/de/messages`)
+      break
+    }
     case AppLanguage.es: {
       mod = await import(`./locales/es/messages`)
       break
diff --git a/src/locale/languages.ts b/src/locale/languages.ts
index 7b19fbe2..0ed7823b 100644
--- a/src/locale/languages.ts
+++ b/src/locale/languages.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ interface Language {
 
 export enum AppLanguage {
   en = 'en',
-  // DISABLED until this translation is fixed -prf
-  // de = 'de',
+  de = 'de',
   es = 'es',
   fr = 'fr',
   hi = 'hi',
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ interface AppLanguageConfig {
 
 export const APP_LANGUAGES: AppLanguageConfig[] = [
   {code2: AppLanguage.en, name: 'English'},
-  // DISABLED until this translation is fixed -prf
-  // {code2: AppLanguage.de, name: 'Deutsch'},
+  {code2: AppLanguage.de, name: 'Deutsch'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.es, name: 'Español'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.fr, name: 'Français'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.hi, name: 'हिंदी'},