diff --git a/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp b/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp
index 5e0bf4a..8047ed6 100644
--- a/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp
+++ b/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ SANE_Status hg_sane_middleware::set_option(SANE_Handle h, const void* option, SA
 		{
 			VLOG_MINI_1(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG_INFO, "the setting '%s' affects other options value, RELOAD ...\n", desc_title.c_str());
 			//on_SCANNER_ERR_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED(dev);
-			if(dev->fixed_id.count(SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE) && dev->fixed_id[SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE] != id)	// language reload by callback already
+			if(dev->fixed_id.count(SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE) == 0 || dev->fixed_id[SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE] != id)	// language reload by callback already
 				reload_options(handle);
 			err = (scanner_err)SANE_INFO_RELOAD_OPTIONS;
 		}
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ SANE_Status hg_sane_middleware::set_option(SANE_Handle h, const void* option, SA
 		{
 			VLOG_MINI_1(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG_INFO, "the setting '%s' affects image parameter and options, APP should re-get image info and reload options...\n", desc_title.c_str());
 			//on_SCANNER_ERR_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED(dev);
-			if (dev->fixed_id.count(SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE) && dev->fixed_id[SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE] != id)	// language reload by callback already
+			if (dev->fixed_id.count(SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE) == 0 || dev->fixed_id[SANE_OPT_ID_LANGUAGE] != id)	// language reload by callback already
 				reload_options(handle);
 			err = (scanner_err)(SANE_INFO_RELOAD_PARAMS | SANE_INFO_RELOAD_OPTIONS);
 		}