diff --git a/songbook_core/data/templates/songs.tex b/songbook_core/data/templates/songs.tex
index afad1ef9..e80e3e3e 100644
--- a/songbook_core/data/templates/songs.tex
+++ b/songbook_core/data/templates/songs.tex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    (* for lang in songlist.languages() *)
    \PassOptionsToPackage{((lang))}{babel}
    (* endfor *)
-   \usepackage{babel}
+   \usepackage[((lang))]{babel}
 
    \graphicspath{{((datadir))/img/}}
 (* endblock *)