diff --git a/server/config/bbb.js b/server/config/bbb.js
index 2110a66..bbfee49 100644
--- a/server/config/bbb.js
+++ b/server/config/bbb.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function createMeeting(room, logoutURL, loginURL = null) {
   const { moderatorPW, attendeePW } = getRoomPasswords(room.uid);
 
   // Build welcome message with guest invite link
-  let welcome = room.welcome_message || 'Welcome to this meeting!';
+  let welcome = room.welcome_message || t('defaultWelcome');
   if (logoutURL) {
     const guestLink = `${logoutURL}/join/${room.uid}`;
     welcome += `<br><br>To invite other participants, share this link:<br><a href="${guestLink}">${guestLink}</a>`;
diff --git a/src/i18n/de.json b/src/i18n/de.json
index c6b56e7..cff7f31 100644
--- a/src/i18n/de.json
+++ b/src/i18n/de.json
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@
     "shareAdded": "Benutzer hinzugef\u00fcgt",
     "shareRemoved": "Freigabe entfernt",
     "shareFailed": "Freigabe fehlgeschlagen",
-    "shareRemove": "Freigabe entfernen"
+    "shareRemove": "Freigabe entfernen",
+    "defaultWelcome": "Willkommen zum Meeting!"
   },
   "recordings": {
     "title": "Aufnahmen",
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index bdc8391..1ef84c4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@
     "shareAdded": "User added",
     "shareRemoved": "Share removed",
     "shareFailed": "Share failed",
-    "shareRemove": "Remove share"
+    "shareRemove": "Remove share",
+    "defaultWelcome": "Welcome to the meeting!"
   },
   "recordings": {
     "title": "Recordings",