diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 315340e79..70b116d78 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     I18n.locale.to_s
   end
 
+  def active_locale_link(locale)
+    link_to save_locale_path(locale:), {
+      method: :post,
+      class: "fr-translate__language fr-nav__link",
+      hreflang: locale,
+      lang: locale,
+      "aria-current": I18n.locale == locale ? "true" : nil
+    }.compact do
+      yield
+    end
+  end
+
   def sanitize_url(url)
     if !url.nil?
       super(url, schemes: ['http', 'https'], replace_evil_with: root_url)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_locale_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_locale_dropdown.html.haml
index 12298abca..287df6ec3 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_locale_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_locale_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 %nav.fr-translate.fr-nav{ :role => "navigation", title: t('.select_locale') }
   .fr-nav__item
     %button.fr-translate__btn.fr-btn{ "aria-controls" => "translate", "aria-expanded" => "false", :title => t('.select_locale') }
-      = t(".#{I18n.locale}")
-      %span.fr-hidden-lg= t('.francais')
+      = I18n.locale.upcase
+      %span.fr-hidden-lg= " - #{t('.locale_name')}"
     #translate.fr-collapse.fr-menu
       %ul.fr-menu__list
         %li
-          = active_link_to save_locale_path(locale: :fr), method: :post, class: "fr-translate__language fr-nav__link", active: I18n.locale == :fr, hreflang: "fr", lang: "fr" do
-            = t('.fr_francais')
+          = active_locale_link(:fr) do
+            FR - Français
         %li
-          = active_link_to save_locale_path(locale: :en), method: :post, class: "fr-translate__language   fr-nav__link", active: I18n.locale == :en, hreflang: "en", lang: "en" do
-            = t('.en_english')
-
+          = active_locale_link(:en) do
+            EN - English
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 0062b9469..8ea378153 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -74,13 +74,8 @@ en:
       back_title: "Revenir sur le site de mon administration"
       main_menu: "Main menu"
     locale_dropdown:
-      languages: "Languages"
       select_locale: "Choose a language"
-      fr: FR
-      en: EN
-      francais: " - French"
-      fr_francais:  FR - French
-      en_english: EN - English
+      locale_name: "English"
     notifications:
       actions:
         access: View your File
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index a4807236c..bc9f96849 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -64,13 +64,8 @@ fr:
       back_title: "Revenir sur le site de mon administration"
       main_menu: "Menu principal"
     locale_dropdown:
-      languages: "Langues"
       select_locale: "Sélectionner une langue"
-      fr: FR
-      en: EN
-      francais: " - Français"
-      fr_francais:  FR - Français
-      en_english: EN - Anglais
+      locale_name: "Français"
     notifications:
       actions:
         access: Consulter mon dossier