diff --git a/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
index ca2710d..1973599 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
@@ -904,13 +904,13 @@ make_firstimage_cover:true
             # mi.tags needs to be list, but set kills dups.
             mi.tags = list(set(list(old_tags)+mi.tags))
 
-        if 'langcode' in book['all_metadata']:
+        if book['all_metadata']['langcode']:
             mi.languages=[book['all_metadata']['langcode']]
         else:
             # Set language english, but only if not already set.
             if not oldmi.languages:
-                mi.languages=['eng']
-
+                mi.languages=['en']
+                
         if options['fileform'] == 'epub' and prefs['updatecover']:
             existingepub = db.format(book_id,'EPUB',index_is_id=True, as_file=True)
             epubmi = get_metadata(existingepub,'EPUB')
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_efpfanficnet.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_efpfanficnet.py
index 232a5b1..2c38f1f 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_efpfanficnet.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_efpfanficnet.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class EFPFanFicNet(BaseSiteAdapter):
                 self.chapterUrls.append((title,url))
 
         self.story.setMetadata('numChapters',len(self.chapterUrls))
+        self.story.setMetadata('language','Italian')
         
         # normalize story URL to first chapter if later chapter URL was given:
         url = self.chapterUrls[0][1].replace('&i=1','')
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/story.py b/fanficdownloader/story.py
index a90f0f7..66f9e31 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/story.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/story.py
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ class Story(Configurable):
             self.metadata[key]=value
         if key == "language":
             try:
-                self.metadata['langcode'] = langs[self.metadata[key]]
+                # getMetadata not just self.metadata[] to do replace_metadata.
+                self.metadata['langcode'] = langs[self.getMetadata(key)]
             except:
                 self.metadata['langcode'] = 'en'
         if key == 'dateUpdated':