diff --git a/lib/osm_community_index.rb b/lib/osm_community_index.rb
index a5c2fba72..9afb33a7e 100644
--- a/lib/osm_community_index.rb
+++ b/lib/osm_community_index.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module OsmCommunityIndex
   def self.add_to_i18n
     # Filter the communities here to avoid loading excessive numbers of translations
     communities = Community.where(:type => "osm-lc").where.not(:id => "OSMF")
+    community_en_yaml = YAML.safe_load_file("node_modules/osm-community-index/i18n/en.yaml")["en"]
 
     files = Rails.root.glob("node_modules/osm-community-index/i18n/*.yaml")
     files.each do |file|
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ module OsmCommunityIndex
         id = community.id
 
         strings = community_locale_yaml[id] || {}
-        strings["name"] = resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml)
+        strings["name"] = resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml, community_en_yaml)
 
         obj.deep_merge!("osm_community_index" => { "communities" => { id => strings } })
       end
@@ -23,13 +24,14 @@ module OsmCommunityIndex
     end
   end
 
-  def self.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml)
+  def self.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml, community_en_yaml)
     # If theres an explicitly translated name then use that
     translated_name = community_locale_yaml.dig(community.id, "name")
     return translated_name if translated_name
 
     # If not, then look up the default translated name for this type of community, and interpolate the template
-    template = community_locale_yaml.dig("_defaults", community.type, "name")
+    template = community_locale_yaml.dig("_defaults", community.type, "name") ||
+               community_en_yaml.dig("_defaults", community.type, "name")
     community_name = community_locale_yaml.dig("_communities", community.strings["communityID"])
     # Change the `{community}` placeholder to `%{community}` and use Ruby's Kernel.format to fill it in.
     translated_name = format(template.gsub("{", "%{"), { :community => community_name }) if template && community_name
diff --git a/test/lib/osm_community_index_test.rb b/test/lib/osm_community_index_test.rb
index 9abb61c37..a922d7fd9 100644
--- a/test/lib/osm_community_index_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/osm_community_index_test.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ class CountryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     # If there is no translations and no name for the chapter, use the community name
     community = Community.new({ "id" => "foo-chapter", "type" => "osm-lc", "strings" => { "community" => "Community Name" } })
     community_locale_yaml = {}
+    community_en_yaml = {}
 
-    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml)
+    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml, community_en_yaml)
     assert_equal("Community Name", name)
   end
 
@@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ class CountryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     # If there is a name for the chapter, prefer that to the community name
     community = Community.new({ "id" => "foo-chapter", "type" => "osm-lc", "strings" => { "community" => "Community Name", "name" => "Chapter Name" } })
     community_locale_yaml = {}
+    community_en_yaml = {}
 
-    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml)
+    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml, community_en_yaml)
     assert_equal("Chapter Name", name)
   end
 
@@ -23,8 +25,9 @@ class CountryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     # If there is an explicitly translated name for the chapter, use that
     community = Community.new({ "id" => "foo-chapter", "type" => "osm-lc", "strings" => { "community" => "Community Name", "name" => "Chapter Name" } })
     community_locale_yaml = { "foo-chapter" => { "name" => "Translated Chapter Name" } }
+    community_en_yaml = {}
 
-    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml)
+    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml, community_en_yaml)
     assert_equal("Translated Chapter Name", name)
   end
 
@@ -32,8 +35,9 @@ class CountryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     # If there's no explicitly translated name for the chapter, use the default name and interpolate the community name if required.
     community = Community.new({ "id" => "foo-chapter", "type" => "osm-lc", "strings" => { "community" => "Community Name", "communityID" => "communityname" } })
     community_locale_yaml = { "_communities" => { "communityname" => "Translated Community" }, "_defaults" => { "osm-lc" => { "name" => "{community} Chapter" } } }
+    community_en_yaml = {}
 
-    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml)
+    name = OsmCommunityIndex.resolve_name(community, community_locale_yaml, community_en_yaml)
     assert_equal("Translated Community Chapter", name)
   end
 end