diff --git a/app/controllers/apipie/apipies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/apipie/apipies_controller.rb
index 97243b494..2bf00a676 100644
--- a/app/controllers/apipie/apipies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/apipie/apipies_controller.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def apipie_checksum
     helper_method :heading
 
     def get_language
+      return nil unless Apipie.configuration.translate
       lang = Apipie.configuration.default_locale
       [:resource, :method, :version].each do |par|
         if params[par]