diff --git a/src/utils/bib2html.py b/src/utils/bib2html.py
index 943af10..262322d 100755
--- a/src/utils/bib2html.py
+++ b/src/utils/bib2html.py
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ def main(
     output_file = Path( output_file )
     # tmp_filename = Path( tmp_filename )
 
+    translations = {"de" : "german", "en" : "english", "it" : "italian", "fr" : "french"}
+
+    language_translated = translations[language]
+
     if not temp_dir.exists():
         os.makedirs( temp_dir )
 
@@ -390,10 +394,11 @@ def main(
     else:
         pass
 
+
     write_dummy_latex(
             citekeys,
             bib_file,
-            language,
+            language_translated,
             keywords,
             template_path = tex_template,
             tmp_filename = temp_dir / tmp_filename . with_suffix( ".tex" ),
@@ -553,9 +558,6 @@ def main(
     check_executables()
 
     language = "de"
-
-    translations = {"de" : "german", "en" : "english", "it" : "italian", "fr" : "french"}
-
     temp_dir = Path( args.temp_dir )
     references_in_html = main(
             bib_file = args.bibfile,