diff --git a/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObject.php b/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObject.php
index 9e15e1b79979..37f45769ecfc 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObject.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObject.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ protected function beforeCreateMetaData(): bool
         $this->domain->metadata()->learningObjectMetadata()->derive()->fromBasicProperties(
             $this->getTitle(),
             $this->getLongDescription(),
-            $ilUser->getPref('language')
+            $ilUser->getLanguage()
         )->forObject(0, $this->getId(), $this->getType());
 
         return false;   // avoid parent to create md