diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf3b943..b527f16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 Copycopter Client
 =================
 
-[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/copycopter/copycopter-ruby-client.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/copycopter/copycopter-ruby-client)
-
 This is the Ruby on Rails client for
-[Copycopter](https://github.com/copycopter/copycopter-server).
+[Copycopter](https://github.com/copycopter/copycopter-server) with the addition to just send locales that are set as active to the copycopter server.
 
 It uses I18n to access copy and translations from a Copycopter project.
 
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@ In your `config/initializers/copycopter.rb`:
     CopycopterClient.configure do |config|
       config.api_key = 'YOUR API KEY HERE'
       config.host = 'your-copycopter-server.herokuapp.com'
+      config.active_locales = [:en,:de]
     end
 
 The API key is on the project page. See `CopycopterClient::Configuration` for
diff --git a/lib/copycopter_client/client.rb b/lib/copycopter_client/client.rb
index e01b616..1e0993e 100644
--- a/lib/copycopter_client/client.rb
+++ b/lib/copycopter_client/client.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Client
     # @option options [String] :ca_file path to root certificate file for ssl verification
     def initialize(options)
       [:api_key, :host, :port, :public, :http_read_timeout,
-        :http_open_timeout, :secure, :logger, :ca_file].each do |option|
+        :http_open_timeout, :secure, :logger, :ca_file, :active_locales].each do |option|
         instance_variable_set "@#{option}", options[option]
       end
     end
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def deploy
     private
 
     attr_reader :host, :port, :api_key, :http_read_timeout,
-      :http_open_timeout, :secure, :logger, :ca_file
+      :http_open_timeout, :secure, :logger, :ca_file, :active_locales
 
     def public?
       @public
diff --git a/lib/copycopter_client/configuration.rb b/lib/copycopter_client/configuration.rb
index b1b5656..8fbbc31 100644
--- a/lib/copycopter_client/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/copycopter_client/configuration.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module CopycopterClient
   class Configuration
 
     # These options will be present in the Hash returned by {#to_hash}.
-    OPTIONS = [:api_key, :development_environments, :environment_name, :host,
+    OPTIONS = [:api_key, :development_environments, :environment_name, :active_locales, :host,
         :http_open_timeout, :http_read_timeout, :client_name, :client_url,
         :client_version, :port, :protocol, :proxy_host, :proxy_pass,
         :proxy_port, :proxy_user, :secure, :polling_delay, :logger,
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class Configuration
     # @return [String] The name of the environment the application is running in
     attr_accessor :environment_name
 
+    # @return [Array<String>] A list of locales that should be sent to the server
+    attr_accessor :active_locales
+
     # @return [String] The name of the client library being used to send notifications (defaults to +Copycopter Client+)
     attr_accessor :client_name
 
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ def initialize
       self.polling_delay = 300
       self.secure = false
       self.test_environments = %w(test cucumber)
+      self.active_locales = %w(:en)
       @applied = false
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/copycopter_client/i18n_backend.rb b/lib/copycopter_client/i18n_backend.rb
index 048a89b..8a34114 100644
--- a/lib/copycopter_client/i18n_backend.rb
+++ b/lib/copycopter_client/i18n_backend.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def translate(locale, key, options = {})
     # Returns locales availabile for this Copycopter project.
     # @return [Array<String>] available locales
     def available_locales
+      super
       cached_locales = cache.keys.map { |key| key.split('.').first }
       (cached_locales + super).uniq.map { |locale| locale.to_sym }
     end
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ def available_locales
     # @param [Hash] options unused part of the I18n API
     def store_translations(locale, data, options = {})
       super
-      store_item(locale, data)
+      store_item(locale, data) if CopycopterClient.configuration.active_locales.include?(locale.to_sym)
     end
 
     private