diff --git a/mayan/apps/ocr/classes.py b/mayan/apps/ocr/classes.py
index 3e8165cf33..0bc8701fd5 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/ocr/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/ocr/classes.py
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ class OCRBackendBase(object):
             image = page.get_image()
             logger.info('Processing page: %d of document version: %s', page.page_number, document_version)
             document_page_content, created = DocumentPageContent.objects.get_or_create(document_page=page)
-            result = self.execute(file_object=image, language=language)
             document_page_content.content = self.execute(file_object=image, language=language)
             document_page_content.save()
             image.close()
             logger.info('Finished processing page: %d of document version: %s', page.page_number, document_version)
 
     def execute(self, file_object, language=None, transformations=None):
+        self.language = language
+
         if not transformations:
             transformations = []