diff --git a/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Controller/ArticlesController.php b/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Controller/ArticlesController.php
index 432f041477..d82db4d8d0 100644
--- a/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Controller/ArticlesController.php
+++ b/newscoop/src/Newscoop/GimmeBundle/Controller/ArticlesController.php
@@ -339,9 +339,11 @@ public function relatedArticlesAction(Request $request, $number, $language = nul
             $ids[]  = $relatedArticle->getArticleNumber();
         }
 
+        $articleSearchCriteria = new ArticleSearchCriteria();
+        $articleSearchCriteria->language = $article->getLanguage()->getCode();
         $articles = $em->getRepository('Newscoop\Entity\Article')
             ->getArticlesByIds(
-                $article->getLanguage()->getCode(),
+                $articleSearchCriteria,
                 $ids,
                 $onlyPublished
             );