diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 84e134fed..be3c82001 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ bool simple_wallet::viewkey(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = std::vector
 bool simple_wallet::seed(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = std::vector<std::string>()*/)
 {
   std::string electrum_words;
+
+  if (m_wallet->get_seed_language().empty())
+  {
+    std::string mnemonic_language = get_mnemonic_language();
+    m_wallet->set_seed_language(mnemonic_language);
+  }
+
   bool success = m_wallet->get_seed(electrum_words);
   
   if (success) 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 6c271f037..066b006b4 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ void wallet2::init(const std::string& daemon_address, uint64_t upper_transaction
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::get_seed(std::string& electrum_words)
 {
+  if (seed_language.empty())
+  {
+    std::cout << "seed_language not set" << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+
   crypto::ElectrumWords::bytes_to_words(get_account().get_keys().m_spend_secret_key, electrum_words, seed_language);
 
   crypto::secret_key second;
@@ -100,6 +106,13 @@ bool wallet2::get_seed(std::string& electrum_words)
   
   return memcmp(second.data,get_account().get_keys().m_view_secret_key.data, sizeof(crypto::secret_key)) == 0;
 }
+/*!
+ * \brief Gets the seed language
+ */
+const std::string wallet2::get_seed_language()
+{
+  return seed_language;
+}
 /*!
  * \brief Sets the seed language
  * \param language  Seed language to set to
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index d7693e10d..bcd7ce6f7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ namespace tools
     void callback(i_wallet2_callback* callback) { m_callback = callback; }
 
     bool get_seed(std::string& electrum_words);
+    /*!
+     * \brief Gets the seed language
+     */
+    const std::string get_seed_language();
     /*!
      * \brief Sets the seed language
      */