diff --git a/api/src/core/api.js b/api/src/core/api.js
index 51ec1697..fdd13ce1 100644
--- a/api/src/core/api.js
+++ b/api/src/core/api.js
@@ -105,6 +105,18 @@ export const runAPI = (express, app, __dirname) => {
     app.post('/', apiLimiter);
     app.use('/tunnel', apiLimiterStream);
 
+    app.post('/', (req, res, next) => {
+        if (!acceptRegex.test(req.header('Accept'))) {
+            return fail(res, "error.api.header.accept");
+        }
+
+        if (!acceptRegex.test(req.header('Content-Type'))) {
+            return fail(res, "error.api.header.content_type");
+        }
+
+        next();
+    });
+
     app.post('/', (req, res, next) => {
         if (!env.turnstileSecret || !env.jwtSecret) {
             return next();
@@ -128,14 +140,6 @@ export const runAPI = (express, app, __dirname) => {
                 return fail(res, "error.api.auth.jwt.invalid");
             }
 
-            if (!acceptRegex.test(req.header('Accept'))) {
-                return fail(res, "error.api.header.accept");
-            }
-
-            if (!acceptRegex.test(req.header('Content-Type'))) {
-                return fail(res, "error.api.header.content_type");
-            }
-
             req.authorized = true;
         } catch {
             return fail(res, "error.api.generic");
diff --git a/web/changelogs/10.0.md b/web/changelogs/10.0.md
index 1a178b75..86da6d3b 100644
--- a/web/changelogs/10.0.md
+++ b/web/changelogs/10.0.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ and for nerds, we have a giant list of backend changes (that we are also excited
 
 this update allows us to actually innovate and develop new & exciting features. we are no longer held back by the legacy codebase. first feature of such kind is on-device remuxing. go check it out!
 
-oh yeah, we now have 2.5 million monthly users. kind of insane.
+oh yeah, we now have over 2 million monthly users. kind of insane.
 
 we hope you enjoy this update as much as we enjoyed making it. it was a really fun summer project for both of us.
 
diff --git a/web/i18n/en/settings.json b/web/i18n/en/settings.json
index fea15d29..90b2e0f6 100644
--- a/web/i18n/en/settings.json
+++ b/web/i18n/en/settings.json
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@
     "accessibility.motion.description": "disables animations and transitions whenever possible.",
 
     "language": "language",
-    "language.auto.title": "use default browser language",
-    "language.auto.description": "automatically picks the best language for you. if preferred browser language isn't available, english is used instead.",
+    "language.auto.title": "automatic selection",
+    "language.auto.description": "cobalt will use your browser's default language if translation is available. if not, english will be used instead.",
     "language.preferred.title": "preferred language",
-    "language.preferred.description": "if any text isn’t translated to the preferred language, it will fall back to english.",
+    "language.preferred.description": "this language will be used when automatic selection is disabled. any text that isn't translated will be displayed in english.",
 
     "privacy.analytics": "anonymous traffic analytics",
     "privacy.analytics.title": "don't contribute to analytics",