diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
index 5b43e581f..efccb6b20 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
@@ -6121,7 +6121,7 @@ std::vector<generic_string> Notepad_plus::loadCommandlineParams(const TCHAR * co
 		{
 			pBuf->setLangType(L_USER, udl.c_str());
 		}
-		else if (lt < L_END)
+		else
 		{
 			pBuf->setLangType(lt);
 		}
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp
index f74b56029..c9ade407c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ LangType getLangTypeFromParam(ParamVector & params)
 {
 	generic_string langStr;
 	if (!getParamVal('l', params, langStr))
-		return L_END;
+		return L_TEXT;
 	return NppParameters::getLangIDFromStr(langStr.c_str());
 }