diff --git a/api/soap/mc_api.php b/api/soap/mc_api.php
index 0d96a632a9..5dfe6db42a 100644
--- a/api/soap/mc_api.php
+++ b/api/soap/mc_api.php
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ function mci_related_issue_as_array_by_id( $p_issue_id ) {
 function mci_get_user_lang( $p_user_id ) {
 	$t_lang = user_pref_get_pref( $p_user_id, 'language' );
 	if( $t_lang == 'auto' ) {
-		$t_lang = config_get( 'fallback_language' );
+		$t_lang = config_get_global( 'fallback_language' );
 	}
 	return $t_lang;
 }
diff --git a/core/email_api.php b/core/email_api.php
index dbbc8742aa..2e0d239bb4 100644
--- a/core/email_api.php
+++ b/core/email_api.php
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ function email_send( EmailData $p_email_data ) {
 	# @@@ should this be the current language (for the recipient) or the default one (for the user running the command) (thraxisp)
 	$t_lang = config_get_global( 'default_language' );
 	if( 'auto' == $t_lang ) {
-		$t_lang = config_get( 'fallback_language' );
+		$t_lang = config_get_global( 'fallback_language' );
 	}
 	$t_mail->SetLanguage( lang_get( 'phpmailer_language', $t_lang ) );
 
diff --git a/core/lang_api.php b/core/lang_api.php
index 43f2bd15b2..4e4d298f3b 100644
--- a/core/lang_api.php
+++ b/core/lang_api.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function lang_get_default() {
  * @return string
  */
 function lang_map_auto() {
-	$t_lang = config_get( 'fallback_language' );
+	$t_lang = config_get_global( 'fallback_language' );
 
 	if( isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] ) ) {
 		$t_accept_langs = explode( ',', $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] );
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function lang_push( $p_lang = null ) {
 	#  The results from auto are always the local user, not what the
 	#  override wants, unless this is the first language setting
 	if( ( 'auto' == $t_lang ) && ( 0 < count( $g_lang_overrides ) ) ) {
-		$t_lang = config_get( 'fallback_language' );
+		$t_lang = config_get_global( 'fallback_language' );
 	}
 
 	$g_lang_overrides[] = $t_lang;