diff --git a/gamecore/options.lua b/gamecore/options.lua
index bdd92d1..0db97b6 100644
--- a/gamecore/options.lua
+++ b/gamecore/options.lua
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function OptionsManager:getTranslationDefaultData()
 
   if fileinfo ~= nil then
     lang = require(TRANSLATION_PATH)
-    lang.current  = self.default
+    lang.current  = lang.default or "en"
     lang.path     = TRANSLATION_PATH
   end