diff --git a/application/libraries/Paths.php b/application/libraries/Paths.php
index 1b86af470..8a16fd795 100644
--- a/application/libraries/Paths.php
+++ b/application/libraries/Paths.php
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ class Paths
         // make sure $filepath starts with a slash
         if (substr($filepath, 0, 1) !== '/') $filepath = '/' . $filepath;
 
-        // These files are not existent on purpose and should not trigger error logs
-        $err_exceptions = [
-            '/assets/json/datatables_languages/en-US.json',
-        ];
-
         $CI = & get_instance();
 		$fullpath = empty($CI->config->item('directory')) ? $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . $filepath : $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . $CI->config->item('directory') . $filepath;
 
@@ -52,9 +47,7 @@ class Paths
         if (file_exists($fullpath)) {
             return base_url($filepath) . '?v=' . filemtime($fullpath);
         } else {
-            if (!in_array($filepath, $err_exceptions)) {
-                log_message('error', 'CACHE BUSTER: File does not exist: ' . $fullpath);
-            }
+            log_message('error', 'CACHE BUSTER: File does not exist: ' . $fullpath);
         }
         return base_url($filepath);
     }
diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
index 04ab444aa..c187cab35 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
@@ -180,32 +180,27 @@
 <!-- DATATABLES LANGUAGE -->
 <?php
 $local_code = $language['locale'];
-$lang_code = $language['code'];
-$file_path = $this->paths->cache_buster('/assets/json/datatables_languages/' . $local_code . '.json');
+$lang_code  = $language['code'];
 
-// Check if the file exists
-if ($lang_code != 'en' && !file_exists(FCPATH . "assets/json/datatables_languages/" . $local_code . ".json")) {
-    $datatables_language_url = '';
-} else {
-    $datatables_language_url = $file_path;
+$datatables_language_url = '';
+if ($lang_code !== 'en' && file_exists(FCPATH . "assets/json/datatables_languages/" . $local_code . ".json")) {
+    $datatables_language_url = $this->paths->cache_buster('/assets/json/datatables_languages/' . $local_code . '.json');
 }
 ?>
 
-<script type="text/javascript">
+<script>
     function getDataTablesLanguageUrl() {
-        locale = "<?php echo $local_code ?>";
-        lang_code = "<?php echo $lang_code; ?>";
-        datatables_language_url = "<?php echo $datatables_language_url; ?>";
+        const datatables_language_url = "<?php echo $datatables_language_url; ?>";
 
-        // if language is set to english we don't need to load any language files
-        if (lang_code != 'en') {
-            if (datatables_language_url !== '') {
-                return datatables_language_url;
-            } else {
-                console.error("Datatables language file does not exist for locale: " + locale);
-                return null;
-            }
+        if (datatables_language_url !== '') {
+            return datatables_language_url;
         }
+
+        <?php if ($lang_code !== 'en'): ?>
+        console.warn("Datatables language file does not exist for locale: <?php echo $local_code; ?>; Using english instead.");
+        <?php endif; ?>
+
+        return null;
     }
 </script>
 <!-- DATATABLES LANGUAGE END -->
diff --git a/application/views/visitor/layout/footer.php b/application/views/visitor/layout/footer.php
index 24e722d67..8f76b2778 100644
--- a/application/views/visitor/layout/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/visitor/layout/footer.php
@@ -27,32 +27,27 @@
 <!-- DATATABLES LANGUAGE -->
 <?php
 $local_code = $language['locale'];
-$lang_code = $language['code'];
-$file_path = $this->paths->cache_buster('/assets/json/datatables_languages/' . $local_code . '.json');
+$lang_code  = $language['code'];
 
-// Check if the file exists
-if ($lang_code != 'en' && !file_exists(FCPATH . "assets/json/datatables_languages/" . $local_code . ".json")) {
-    $datatables_language_url = '';
-} else {
-    $datatables_language_url = $file_path;
+$datatables_language_url = '';
+if ($lang_code !== 'en' && file_exists(FCPATH . "assets/json/datatables_languages/" . $local_code . ".json")) {
+    $datatables_language_url = $this->paths->cache_buster('/assets/json/datatables_languages/' . $local_code . '.json');
 }
 ?>
 
-<script type="text/javascript">
+<script>
     function getDataTablesLanguageUrl() {
-        locale = "<?php echo $local_code ?>";
-        lang_code = "<?php echo $lang_code; ?>";
-        datatables_language_url = "<?php echo $datatables_language_url; ?>";
+        const datatables_language_url = "<?php echo $datatables_language_url; ?>";
 
-        // if language is set to english we don't need to load any language files
-        if (lang_code != 'en') {
-            if (datatables_language_url !== '') {
-                return datatables_language_url;
-            } else {
-                console.error("Datatables language file does not exist for locale: " + locale);
-                return null;
-            }
+        if (datatables_language_url !== '') {
+            return datatables_language_url;
         }
+
+        <?php if ($lang_code !== 'en'): ?>
+        console.warn("Datatables language file does not exist for locale: <?php echo $local_code; ?>; Using english instead.");
+        <?php endif; ?>
+
+        return null;
     }
 </script>
 <!-- DATATABLES LANGUAGE END -->