diff --git a/recipes/telepolis.recipe b/recipes/telepolis.recipe
index 4ca57f8275..8109e3e39a 100644
--- a/recipes/telepolis.recipe
+++ b/recipes/telepolis.recipe
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TelepolisNews(BasicNewsRecipe):
     recursion = 0
     no_stylesheets = True
     encoding = "utf-8"
-    language = 'de_AT'
+    language = 'de'
 
     use_embedded_content =False
     remove_empty_feeds = True