1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actions/user/language.php b/actions/user/language.php
index 1165b196e..83cc10dbd 100644
--- a/actions/user/language.php
+++ b/actions/user/language.php
@@ -8,16 +8,13 @@
  * @link http://elgg.org/
  */
 
-global $CONFIG;
-
 gatekeeper();
 
 $language = get_input('language');
 $user_id = get_input('guid');
-$user = "";
 
 if (!$user_id) {
-	$user = $_SESSION['user'];
+	$user = get_loggedin_user();
 } else {
 	$user = get_entity($user_id);
 }