I circumvented the problem like this: TYPO3CR: contentDimensions: 'language': default: 'en_US' defaultPreset: 'en_US' presets: 'all': ~ 'en_US': label: 'German' <-------- values: ['en_US'] uriSegment: 'de' <-------- Got fed up with that crap and this is better than wasting even more time ...