diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/depictions/DepictsClient.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/depictions/DepictsClient.kt
index 043bf9c41..829c4fc8f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/depictions/DepictsClient.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/depictions/DepictsClient.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DepictsClient @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun getEntities(ids: String): Single<Entities> {
-        return depictsInterface.getEntities(ids, Locale.getDefault().language)
+        return depictsInterface.getEntities(ids)
     }
 
     fun toDepictions(sparqlResponse: Observable<SparqlResponse>): Observable<List<DepictedItem>> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsInterface.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsInterface.java
index ed7ab1680..00aa81287 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsInterface.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsInterface.java
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ public interface DepictsInterface {
     Single<DepictSearchResponse> searchForDepicts(@Query("search") String query, @Query("limit") String limit, @Query("language") String language, @Query("uselang") String uselang, @Query("continue") String offset);
 
     @GET("/w/api.php?format=json&action=wbgetentities")
-    Single<Entities> getEntities(@Query("ids")String ids, @Query("languages")String language);
+    Single<Entities> getEntities(@Query("ids") String ids);
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/structure/depictions/DepictedItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/structure/depictions/DepictedItem.kt
index 7a2ba99ef..0ed29cc46 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/structure/depictions/DepictedItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/structure/depictions/DepictedItem.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import fr.free.nrw.commons.wikidata.WikidataProperties.*
 import org.wikipedia.wikidata.DataValue
 import org.wikipedia.wikidata.Entities
 import org.wikipedia.wikidata.Statement_partial
+import java.util.*
 
 /**
  * Model class for Depicted Item in Upload and Explore
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ data class DepictedItem constructor(
 
     constructor(entity: Entities.Entity) : this(
         entity,
-        entity.labels().values.firstOrNull()?.value() ?: "",
-        entity.descriptions().values.firstOrNull()?.value() ?: ""
+        entity.labels().byLanguageOrFirstOrEmpty(),
+        entity.descriptions().byLanguageOrFirstOrEmpty()
     )
 
     constructor(entity: Entities.Entity, place: Place) : this(
@@ -73,3 +74,5 @@ private val List<Statement_partial>?.primaryImageValue: DataValue.ValueString?
 operator fun Entities.Entity.get(property: WikidataProperties) =
     statements?.get(property.propertyName)
 
+private fun Map<String, Entities.Label>.byLanguageOrFirstOrEmpty() =
+    let { it[Locale.getDefault().language] ?: it.values.firstOrNull() }?.value() ?: ""