diff --git a/abbyy-ocr.js b/abbyy-ocr.js
index e4d1512..09bc7f9 100644
--- a/abbyy-ocr.js
+++ b/abbyy-ocr.js
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ AbbyyOcr.prototype.processImage = function (options, callback) {
     }
 
     var opts =  {
-        language: 'English' || options.language,
-        exportFormat: 'txt' || options.exportFormat,
+        language: options.language || 'English',
+        exportFormat: options.exportFormat || 'txt',
         customOptions: options.customOptions,
         timeout: Date.now() + (options.timeout || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
         statusCallback: options.statusCallback,
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ AbbyyOcr.prototype._getUrl = function(path) {
 AbbyyOcr.prototype._getRequestQueryString = function(options) {
 
     var query = {
-        language: 'English' || options.language,
-        exportFormat: 'txt' || options.exportFormat
+        language: options.language || 'English',
+        exportFormat: options.exportFormat || 'txt'
     };
 
     var qs = querystring.stringify(query);
@@ -222,4 +222,4 @@ function parseTaskStatus(options, callback) {
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = AbbyyOcr;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = AbbyyOcr;
diff --git a/bin/abbyy-ocr b/bin/abbyy-ocr
index e055a48..8803949 100755
--- a/bin/abbyy-ocr
+++ b/bin/abbyy-ocr
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ program
     .version(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/../package.json', 'utf8')).version)
     .option('-a, --app <app-id>', 'specify your AppID')
     .option('-p, --password <password>', 'your OCRSDK-provided password')
+    .option('-l, --language [language]', 'comma seperated lanaguage')
     .option('-i, --input <file>', 'input image file')
     .option('-o, --output [file]', 'output file, or send to console')
     .parse(process.argv);
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ var options = {
     statusCallback: function(err, status) { console.log(status); }
 };
 
+if (program.language) {
+    options.language = program.language;
+}
+
 if (program.output) {
     options.outputPath = program.output;
 }