diff --git a/mkht.php b/mkht.php
index fe74ed0..5405ac7 100755
--- a/mkht.php
+++ b/mkht.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if (!isset($config['centerIndex']))
   $config['centerIndex'] = false;
 
 if (!isset($config['defaultLang']))
-  $config['defaultLang'] = "en";
+  $config['defaultLang'] = "";
 
 
 // Less > CSS
@@ -160,11 +160,15 @@ foreach ($pages as $page) {
   <html lang="<?php
 
   preg_match("#\.([a-zA-Z-]{2,5})\.#", $pathParts['basename'], $lang);
-
-  if (isset($lang[1]))
+  if (isset($lang[1])) {
     echo $lang[1];
-  else
-    echo $config['defaultLang'];
+  } else {
+    preg_match("#/([a-z]{2})(/|$)#", $pathParts['dirname'], $lang);
+    if (isset($lang[1]))
+      echo $lang[1];
+    else
+      echo $config['defaultLang'];
+  }
 
    ?>">
     <head>
