diff --git a/voctopublish/model/ticket_module.py b/voctopublish/model/ticket_module.py
index 2ddd34a..aaba216 100644
--- a/voctopublish/model/ticket_module.py
+++ b/voctopublish/model/ticket_module.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def __init__(self, ticket, ticket_id, config):
         # recording ticket properties
         self.language = self._get_str("Record.Language", optional=True)
         if self.language is None:
-            self.language = self._validate("Fahrplan.Language")
+            self.language = self._get_str("Fahrplan.Language")
         self.languages = {
             int(k.split(".")[-1]): self._get_str(k)
             for k in self._tracker_ticket