diff --git a/packages/site/src/lib/glosses/glossing-languages-list.json b/packages/site/src/lib/glosses/glossing-languages-list.json
index ff64f0529..495ce347a 100644
--- a/packages/site/src/lib/glosses/glossing-languages-list.json
+++ b/packages/site/src/lib/glosses/glossing-languages-list.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "ar": {
     "vernacularName": "العَرَبِيَّة‎",
     "vernacularAlternate": "Arabic",
-    "internalName": "sil_arabic_phonetic",
+    "internalName": "basic_kbda1",
     "showKeyboard": true
   },
   "hy": {