diff --git a/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_language.php b/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_language.php
index 21eb5fb69..338b4e020 100644
--- a/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_language.php
+++ b/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_language.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public function is_default($lang)
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 		// the default is the first option of the list
-		$default = key($this->options);
+		$default = $this->default_option();
 		return $lang == $default;
 	}
 
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ function lang_segment($uri = NULL, $routed = 'both')
 	 * Cleans a URI string value of any language segements
 	 *
 	 * @access	public
-	 * @param	string The URI string to check. If none provided, will use the regment_array or rsegment_array on the URI object (optional)
+	 * @param	string The URI string to check. If none provided, will use the rsegment_array or rsegment_array on the URI object (optional)
 	 * @param	boolean Determines whether to use a routed (TRUE), non-routed (FALSE) when looking at the URI segment if one is not provided in first argument (optional)
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ function cleaned_uri($uri = NULL, $routed = FALSE)
 	 * Cleans a URI segments of any language segements
 	 *
 	 * @access	public
-	 * @param	string The URI string to check. If none provided, will use the regment_array or rsegment_array on the URI object (optional)
+	 * @param	string The URI string to check. If none provided, will use the rsegment_array or rsegment_array on the URI object (optional)
 	 * @param	boolean Determines whether to use a routed (TRUE), non-routed (FALSE) when looking at the URI segment if one is not provided in first argument (optional)
 	 * @return	string
 	 */