diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/GeneratorPlayer.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/GeneratorPlayer.kt
index e5913f1b..46bd6cbc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/GeneratorPlayer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/GeneratorPlayer.kt
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ class GeneratorPlayer : FullScreenPlayer() {
 
         if (settings)
             subtitles.firstOrNull { sub ->
-                sub.name.replace(Regex("[^A-Za-z]")," ").startsWith("$lang ")
+                val t = sub.name.replace(Regex("[^A-Za-z]"), " ").trim()
+                t == lang || t.startsWith("$lang ")
                         || sub.name.trim() == langCode
             }?.let { sub ->
                 return sub