diff --git a/video_creation/final_video.py b/video_creation/final_video.py
index 1080f66..4f73cf8 100755
--- a/video_creation/final_video.py
+++ b/video_creation/final_video.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def name_normalize(name: str) -> str:
     name = re.sub(r"\/", r"", name)
     
     lang = settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["post_lang"]
-    if lang != "":
+    if lang:
         print_substep("Translating filename...")
         translated_name = ts.google(name, to_language = lang)
         return translated_name