diff --git a/modules/whisper/base_transcription_pipeline.py b/modules/whisper/base_transcription_pipeline.py
index bf3b445..35605f5 100644
--- a/modules/whisper/base_transcription_pipeline.py
+++ b/modules/whisper/base_transcription_pipeline.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def validate_gradio_values(params: TranscriptionPipelineParams):
             params.whisper.lang = None
         else:
             language_code_dict = {value: key for key, value in whisper.tokenizer.LANGUAGES.items()}
-            params.whisper.lang = language_code_dict[params.lang]
+            params.whisper.lang = language_code_dict[params.whisper.lang]
 
         if params.whisper.initial_prompt == GRADIO_NONE_STR:
             params.whisper.initial_prompt = None
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@ def cache_parameters(
 
         if cached_yaml["whisper"].get("lang", None) is None:
             cached_yaml["whisper"]["lang"] = AUTOMATIC_DETECTION.unwrap()
+        else:
+            language_dict = whisper.tokenizer.LANGUAGES
+            cached_yaml["whisper"]["lang"] = language_dict[cached_yaml["whisper"]["lang"]]
 
         if cached_yaml["vad"].get("max_speech_duration_s", float('inf')) == float('inf'):
             cached_yaml["vad"]["max_speech_duration_s"] = GRADIO_NONE_NUMBER_MAX