diff --git a/cataloguing/addbooks.pl b/cataloguing/addbooks.pl
index 2206c5e143..400b02f7d9 100755
--- a/cataloguing/addbooks.pl
+++ b/cataloguing/addbooks.pl
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ my $query   = $input->param('q');
 my @value   = $input->multi_param('value');
 my $page    = $input->param('page') || 1;
 my $results_per_page = 20;
-my $lang = C4::Languages::getlanguage($input);
 
 
 my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
         flagsrequired   => { editcatalogue => '*' },
     }
 );
+my $lang = C4::Languages::getlanguage($input);
 
 # Searching the catalog.
 if ($query) {