diff --git a/src/mixins/lit-localize-lite-mixin.ts b/src/mixins/lit-localize-lite-mixin.ts
index d95e29d0f6..ecfd84957d 100644
--- a/src/mixins/lit-localize-lite-mixin.ts
+++ b/src/mixins/lit-localize-lite-mixin.ts
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ export const litLocalizeLiteMixin = <T extends Constructor<LitElement>>(
         return;
       }
 
-      const { language, data } = await getTranslation(
+      const { data } = await getTranslation(
         this.translationFragment!,
         this.language!
       );
       this.resources = {
-        [language]: data,
+        [this.language!]: data,
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/util/common-translation.ts b/src/util/common-translation.ts
index aa83e23141..533822ec9f 100644
--- a/src/util/common-translation.ts
+++ b/src/util/common-translation.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export async function getTranslation(
   base_url?: string
 ) {
   const metadata = translationMetadata.translations[language];
-  if (!metadata) {
+  if (!metadata?.hash) {
     if (language !== "en") {
       return getTranslation(fragment, "en", base_url);
     }