diff --git a/chesspuzzlebot.py b/chesspuzzlebot.py
index 426cb2f..50dba26 100644
--- a/chesspuzzlebot.py
+++ b/chesspuzzlebot.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ChessbotListener(StreamListener):
             pgn_move = None
             command = None
             tag = None
-            language = status.status.language
+            language = status.status.language if status.status.language in lang else 'en'
             response = None
             image = None
             image_fen = None