diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/authoring-tool.component.ts b/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/authoring-tool.component.ts
index 798b91e98e6..7b25af4b3f5 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/authoring-tool.component.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/authoring-tool.component.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class AuthoringToolComponent {
   }
 
   private getElements(): any[] {
-    const elementsToDisable = 'button,input,mat-checkbox,textarea,mat-icon[cdkdraghandle]';
+    const elementsToDisable = 'button,input,textarea,mat-radio-button,mat-checkbox,mat-icon[cdkdraghandle]';
     return Array.from(
       this.elem.nativeElement.querySelectorAll(`div.main-content ${elementsToDisable}`)
     ).concat(
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/project-info/edit-project-language-setting/edit-project-language-setting.component.ts b/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/project-info/edit-project-language-setting/edit-project-language-setting.component.ts
index 4bd26f05117..2573b7080a6 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/project-info/edit-project-language-setting/edit-project-language-setting.component.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/authoringTool/project-info/edit-project-language-setting/edit-project-language-setting.component.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export class EditProjectLanguageSettingComponent {
   protected updateDefaultLanguage(): void {
     this.projectLocale.setDefaultLocale(this.defaultLanguage.locale);
     this.projectService.saveProject();
+    this.projectService.setCurrentLanguage(this.defaultLanguage);
+    this.projectService.uiChanged();
     this.updateModel();
   }