diff --git a/localise.go b/localise.go
index 61b273d..f1fd46b 100644
--- a/localise.go
+++ b/localise.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func IsRTL() bool { return Direction() == DirRTL }
 //
 //	cat := i18n.CurrentPluralCategory(2)
 func CurrentPluralCategory(n int) PluralCategory {
-	return defaultServiceValue(GetPluralCategory("en", n), func(svc *Service) PluralCategory {
+	return defaultServiceValue(PluralOther, func(svc *Service) PluralCategory {
 		return svc.PluralCategory(n)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/localise_test.go b/localise_test.go
index a19d073..ccccee0 100644
--- a/localise_test.go
+++ b/localise_test.go
@@ -241,6 +241,17 @@ func TestCurrentPluralCategory_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, PluralOther, CurrentPluralCategory(2))
 }
 
+func TestCurrentPluralCategory_NoDefaultService(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := Default()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		SetDefault(prev)
+	})
+
+	SetDefault(nil)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOther, CurrentPluralCategory(2))
+}
+
 // --- detectLanguage ---
 
 func TestDetectLanguage_Good(t *testing.T) {