diff --git a/blog/templates/first-edition/base.html b/blog/templates/first-edition/base.html
index cd13eb98..70420fd3 100644
--- a/blog/templates/first-edition/base.html
+++ b/blog/templates/first-edition/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!doctype html>
 
-<html lang="{{ config.default_language }}">
+<html lang="{{ lang }}">
 
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
diff --git a/blog/templates/rss.xml b/blog/templates/rss.xml
index 8af1b81d..983fa37e 100644
--- a/blog/templates/rss.xml
+++ b/blog/templates/rss.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <link>{{ config.base_url | safe }}</link>
         <description>{{ config.description }}</description>
         <generator>Zola</generator>
-        <language>{{ config.default_language }}</language>
+        <language>{{ lang }}</language>
         <atom:link href="{{ feed_url | safe }}" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
         <lastBuildDate>{{ last_build_date | date(format="%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z") }}</lastBuildDate>
         {% for page in pages %}
diff --git a/blog/templates/second-edition/base.html b/blog/templates/second-edition/base.html
index 7319cb8a..a1bd5187 100644
--- a/blog/templates/second-edition/base.html
+++ b/blog/templates/second-edition/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!doctype html>
 
-<html lang="{{ config.default_language }}">
+<html lang="{{ lang }}">
 
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
