diff --git a/phalcon/Http/Request.zep b/phalcon/Http/Request.zep
index a2b636a763a..48c370d4efc 100644
--- a/phalcon/Http/Request.zep
+++ b/phalcon/Http/Request.zep
@@ -162,9 +162,11 @@ class Request extends AbstractInjectionAware implements RequestInterface
         var language;
 
         let language = this->getBestLanguage(),
-            language = explode("-", language);
+            language = explode("-", language),
+            language = language[0],
+            language = "*" === language ? "" : language;
 
-        return language[0];
+        return language;
     }
 
     /**