diff --git a/webapp/build.xml b/webapp/build.xml
index 93927a7f7..e8bc13669 100644
--- a/webapp/build.xml
+++ b/webapp/build.xml
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@
 
 
 	<!-- ================================= 
-      target: deploy              
-     ================================= -->
+          target: deploy              
+         ================================= -->
 	<target name="deploy" 
 	        depends="deployWebapp, deploySolr, deployVitroHome" 
 	        description="--> Build the app and install in Tomcat">
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
           target: distribute              
          ================================= -->
 	<target name="distribute" 
-	        depends="revisionInfo, prepareSolr" 
+	        depends="revisionInfo, prepareVitroHomeDir, prepareSolr" 
 	        description="--> Build the app and create a distribution bundle">
 		<mkdir dir="${distribution.dir}" />
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/LocaleSelectionFilter.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/LocaleSelectionFilter.java
index 233dad10a..2a1871c72 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/LocaleSelectionFilter.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/LocaleSelectionFilter.java
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.i18n.selection;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 import javax.servlet.Filter;
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequestWrapper;
 
-import org.apache.commons.collections.EnumerationUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
@@ -68,13 +67,12 @@ public class LocaleSelectionFilter implements Filter {
 	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Uses the selected Locale as the preferred Locale of the request.
+	 * Uses the selected Locale as the only acceptable Locale of the request.
 	 */
 	private static class LocaleSelectionRequestWrapper extends
 			HttpServletRequestWrapper {
-		private final List<Locale> locales;
+		private final Locale selectedLocale;
 
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 		public LocaleSelectionRequestWrapper(HttpServletRequest request,
 				Locale selectedLocale) {
 			super(request);
@@ -87,18 +85,12 @@ public class LocaleSelectionFilter implements Filter {
 						"selectedLocale may not be null.");
 			}
 			
-			Locale selectedLanguage = new Locale(selectedLocale.getLanguage());
-
-			locales = EnumerationUtils.toList(request.getLocales());
-			locales.remove(selectedLanguage);
-			locales.add(0, selectedLanguage);
-			locales.remove(selectedLocale);
-			locales.add(0, selectedLocale);
+			this.selectedLocale = selectedLocale;
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public Locale getLocale() {
-			return locales.get(0);
+			return selectedLocale;
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -107,7 +99,7 @@ public class LocaleSelectionFilter implements Filter {
 		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 		@Override
 		public Enumeration getLocales() {
-			return Collections.enumeration(locales);
+			return Collections.enumeration(Arrays.asList(selectedLocale));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/SelectedLocale.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/SelectedLocale.java
index 8356af109..0d7a01129 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/SelectedLocale.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/i18n/selection/SelectedLocale.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public abstract class SelectedLocale {
 	 * <ul>
 	 * <li>The forced Locale in the servlet context</li>
 	 * <li>The selected Locale in the session</li>
+	 * <li>The first of the selectable Locales</li>
 	 * <li>null</li>
 	 * </ul>
 	 */
@@ -80,6 +81,17 @@ public abstract class SelectedLocale {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (ctxInfo instanceof ContextSelectedLocale) {
+			List<Locale> selectableLocales = ((ContextSelectedLocale) ctxInfo)
+					.getSelectableLocales();
+			if (selectableLocales != null && !selectableLocales.isEmpty()) {
+				Locale defaultLocale = selectableLocales.get(0);
+				log.debug("Using first selectable locale as default: "
+						+ defaultLocale);
+				return defaultLocale;
+			}
+		}
+
 		return null;
 	}