diff --git a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 67ca5d5b2..1c8595a29 100644
--- a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ bashio::log.info "Defining variables"
 if bashio::config.has_value "PUID"; then export USERMAP_UID=$(bashio::config "PUID"); fi
 if bashio::config.has_value "PGID"; then export USERMAP_GID=$(bashio::config "PGID"); fi
 if bashio::config.has_value "TZ"; then export PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE=$(bashio::config "TZ"); fi
-PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES="$(bashio::config "OCRLANG")"
-if bashio::config.has_value "OCRLANG"; then export ${PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES,,}; fi
+if bashio::config.has_value "OCRLANG"; then 
+  PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES="$(bashio::config "OCRLANG")"
+  export PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES=${PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES,,}
+fi
 if bashio::config.has_value "PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE"; then export PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE=$(bashio::config "PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE"); fi
 
 export PAPERLESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD="admin"