diff --git a/core/server/data/default-settings.json b/core/server/data/default-settings.json
index 66454b477a..59802b314d 100644
--- a/core/server/data/default-settings.json
+++ b/core/server/data/default-settings.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             "default": ""
         },
         "defaultLang": {
-            "default": "en",
+            "default": "en_US",
             "validations": {
                 "notNull": true
             }
diff --git a/core/server/data/fixtures/001.js b/core/server/data/fixtures/001.js
index 432a247c3b..a2d810e9cc 100644
--- a/core/server/data/fixtures/001.js
+++ b/core/server/data/fixtures/001.js
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ module.exports = {
             "meta_title":       null,
             "meta_description": null,
             "meta_keywords":    null,
-            "featured":         null,
+            "featured":         true,
             "image":            null,
             "status":           "published",
-            "language":         null,
+            "language":         "en",
             "author_id":        1,
             "created_at":       1373578890610,
             "created_by":       1,
diff --git a/core/server/data/fixtures/003.js b/core/server/data/fixtures/003.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64ee1f721a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/fixtures/003.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var uuid = require('node-uuid');
+
+module.exports = {
+    posts: [],
+
+    settings: [],
+
+    roles: [],
+
+    permissions: [],
+
+    permissions_roles: []
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/server/data/migration/001.js b/core/server/data/migration/001.js
index 9634b293e8..9823bbebb1 100644
--- a/core/server/data/migration/001.js
+++ b/core/server/data/migration/001.js
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ up = function () {
             t.string('slug');
             t.text('content_raw');
             t.text('content');
-            t.string('meta_title');
-            t.string('meta_description');
-            t.string('meta_keywords');
-            t.bool('featured');
-            t.string('image');
+            t.string('meta_title').nullable();
+            t.string('meta_description').nullable();
+            t.string('meta_keywords').nullable();
+            t.bool('featured').defaultTo(false);
+            t.string('image').nullable();
             t.string('status');
-            t.string('language');
+            t.string('language').defaultTo('en');
             t.integer('author_id');
             t.dateTime('created_at');
             t.integer('created_by');
diff --git a/core/server/data/migration/003.js b/core/server/data/migration/003.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a603689cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/migration/003.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+var when    = require('when'),
+    _       = require('underscore'),
+    knex    = require('../../models/base').Knex,
+    migrationVersion = '003',
+    fixtures = require('../fixtures/' + migrationVersion),
+    errors = require('../../errorHandling'),
+    up,
+    down;
+
+up = function up() {
+
+    return when.all([
+
+        knex('posts')
+            .whereNull('language')
+            .orWhere('language', 'en')
+            .update({
+                'language': 'en_US'
+            }),
+
+        knex('posts')
+            .whereNull('featured')
+            .update({
+                'featured': false
+            })
+
+    ]).then(function incrementVersion() {
+
+        // Lastly, update the current version settings to reflect this version
+        return knex('settings')
+            .where('key', 'currentVersion')
+            .update({ 'value': migrationVersion });
+
+    });
+};
+
+down = function down() {
+
+    return when.all([
+
+        // No new tables as of yet, so just return a wrapped value
+        when(true)
+
+    ]);
+
+};
+
+exports.up = up;
+exports.down = down;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/server/data/migration/index.js b/core/server/data/migration/index.js
index 0009b6e371..8db3e8ca98 100644
--- a/core/server/data/migration/index.js
+++ b/core/server/data/migration/index.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ var _ = require('underscore'),
     series = require('when/sequence'),
     errors = require('../../errorHandling'),
     knex = require('../../models/base').Knex,
-    initialVersion = "001",
+    initialVersion = '001',
     // This currentVersion string should always be the current version of Ghost,
     // we could probably load it from the config file.
     // - Will be possible after default-settings.json restructure
-    currentVersion = "002";
+    currentVersion = '003';
 
 function getCurrentVersion() {
     return knex.Schema.hasTable('settings').then(function () {
diff --git a/core/server/models/base.js b/core/server/models/base.js
index a42bc8ac73..00b99be178 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var GhostBookshelf,
     Bookshelf = require('bookshelf'),
+    moment = require('moment'),
     _ = require('underscore'),
     config = require('../../../config'),
     Validator = require('validator').Validator;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ GhostBookshelf.Model = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     fixDates: function (attrs) {
         _.each(attrs, function (value, key) {
             if (key.substr(-3) === '_at' && value !== null) {
-                attrs[key] = new Date(attrs[key]);
+                attrs[key] = moment(attrs[key]).toDate();
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/core/server/models/post.js b/core/server/models/post.js
index 04cb845448..e86e7258c5 100644
--- a/core/server/models/post.js
+++ b/core/server/models/post.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var Post,
     github = require('../../shared/vendor/showdown/extensions/github'),
     converter = new Showdown.converter({extensions: [github]}),
     User = require('./user').User,
+    config = require('../../../config'),
     Tag = require('./tag').Tag,
     Tags = require('./tag').Tags,
     GhostBookshelf = require('./base');
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ Post = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     defaults: function () {
         return {
             uuid: uuid.v4(),
-            status: 'draft'
-            // TODO: language: ghost.config().defaultLang);
+            status: 'draft',
+            language: config.defaultLang
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/core/shared/lang/en.json b/core/shared/lang/en_US.json
similarity index 100%
rename from core/shared/lang/en.json
rename to core/shared/lang/en_US.json
diff --git a/core/shared/lang/i18n.js b/core/shared/lang/i18n.js
index 1e5ee87977..596e67e56f 100644
--- a/core/shared/lang/i18n.js
+++ b/core/shared/lang/i18n.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ I18n = function (ghost) {
 
     return function (req, res, next) {
 
-        if (lang === 'en') {
+        if (lang === 'en_US') {
             // TODO: do stuff here to optimise for en
 
             // Make jslint empty block error go away
-            lang = 'en';
+            lang = 'en_US';
         }
 
         /** TODO: potentially use req.acceptedLanguages rather than the default
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ I18n = function (ghost) {
         *   TODO: switch this mess to be promise driven */
         fs.stat(langFilePath, function (error) {
             if (error) {
-                console.log('No language file found for language ' + lang + '. Defaulting to en');
-                lang = 'en';
+                console.log('No language file found for language ' + lang + '. Defaulting to en_US');
+                lang = 'en_US';
             }
 
             fs.readFile(langFilePath, function (error, data) {