diff --git a/frontend/static/languages/lao.json b/frontend/static/languages/lao.json
index b2384461b89d..e16bf468a60b 100644
--- a/frontend/static/languages/lao.json
+++ b/frontend/static/languages/lao.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "lao",
   "rightToLeft": false,
-  "ligatures": false,
+  "joiningScript": false,
   "orderedByFrequency": false,
   "bcp47": "lo",
   "words": [