diff --git a/src/utils/translator.js b/src/utils/translator.js
index 879cfe4..bc9cc77 100644
--- a/src/utils/translator.js
+++ b/src/utils/translator.js
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 import translate from 'google-translate-api-x';
 import settings from '../../settings.js';
 
-const preferred_lang = settings.language;
+const preferred_lang = String(settings.language).toLowerCase();
 
 export async function handleTranslation(message) {
+    if (preferred_lang === 'en' || preferred_lang === 'english')
+        return message;
     try {
-        if (preferred_lang.toLowerCase() === 'en' || preferred_lang.toLowerCase() === 'english') {
-            return message;
-        } else {
-            const lang = String(preferred_lang);
-
-            const translation = await translate(message, { to: lang });
-            return translation.text || message;
-        }
+        const translation = await translate(message, { to: preferred_lang });
+        return translation.text || message;
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error translating message:', error);
         return message;
@@ -20,6 +16,8 @@ export async function handleTranslation(message) {
 }
 
 export async function handleEnglishTranslation(message) {
+    if (preferred_lang === 'en' || preferred_lang === 'english')
+        return message;
     try {
         const translation = await translate(message, { to: 'english' });
         return translation.text || message;