diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index a6985e9..a0619d3 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -93,18 +93,51 @@ $ dep-tree check`,
 	return root
 }
 
+func inferLang(files []string) string {
+	score := struct {
+		js     int
+		python int
+		rust   int
+	}{}
+	top := struct {
+		lang string
+		v    int
+	}{}
+	for _, file := range files {
+		switch {
+		case utils.EndsWith(file, js.Extensions):
+			score.js += 1
+			if score.js > top.v {
+				top.v = score.js
+				top.lang = "js"
+			}
+		case utils.EndsWith(file, rust.Extensions):
+			score.rust += 1
+			if score.rust > top.v {
+				top.v = score.rust
+				top.lang = "rust"
+			}
+		case utils.EndsWith(file, python.Extensions):
+			score.python += 1
+			if score.python > top.v {
+				top.v = score.python
+				top.lang = "python"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return top.lang
+}
+
 func makeParserBuilder(files []string, cfg *config.Config) (language.NodeParserBuilder, error) {
 	if len(files) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("at least one file must be provided")
 	}
-	// TODO: There's smarter ways to check which language are we in than just reading the
-	//  first encountered file extension.
-	switch {
-	case utils.EndsWith(files[0], js.Extensions):
+	switch inferLang(files) {
+	case "js":
 		return language.ParserBuilder(js.MakeJsLanguage, &cfg.Js, cfg), nil
-	case utils.EndsWith(files[0], rust.Extensions):
+	case "rust":
 		return language.ParserBuilder(rust.MakeRustLanguage, &cfg.Rust, cfg), nil
-	case utils.EndsWith(files[0], python.Extensions):
+	case "python":
 		return language.ParserBuilder(python.MakePythonLanguage, &cfg.Python, cfg), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file \"%s\" not supported", files[0])
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index 75b77ac..ee1e5d8 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -104,3 +104,39 @@ func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInferLang(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Name     string
+		Files    []string
+		Expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:     "only 1 file",
+			Files:    []string{"foo.js"},
+			Expected: "js",
+		},
+		{
+			Name:     "majority of files",
+			Files:    []string{"foo.js", "bar.js", "foo.rs", "foo.py"},
+			Expected: "js",
+		},
+		{
+			Name:     "unrelated files",
+			Files:    []string{"foo.js", "foo.pdf"},
+			Expected: "js",
+		},
+		{
+			Name:     "no match",
+			Files:    []string{"foo.pdf", "bar.docx"},
+			Expected: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			a := require.New(t)
+			a.Equal(tt.Expected, inferLang(tt.Files))
+		})
+	}
+}