diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Modals/DuplicateSnippetModal.jsx b/frontend/src/components/Modals/DuplicateSnippetModal.jsx
index 0478dad9..a8a3d49f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Modals/DuplicateSnippetModal.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Modals/DuplicateSnippetModal.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const initialFormState = { state: 'initial', message: '' };
 
 // duplicateSnippet
 function DuplicateSnippetModal({ handleClose, isOpen }) {
-  const { currSnippetName, code, ownerUsername } = useSelector(
+  const { currSnippetName, currSnippetLng, code, ownerUsername } = useSelector(
     ({ modal }) => modal.item,
   );
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function DuplicateSnippetModal({ handleClose, isOpen }) {
   const { genViewSnippetLink } = useSnippets();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const username = useSelector((state) => state.user.userInfo.username);
-  const language = useSelector((state) => state.languages.currentLanguage);
+
   const nameRef = useRef(null);
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState({ state: 'initial', message: '' });
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function DuplicateSnippetModal({ handleClose, isOpen }) {
         const { slug } = await duplicateSnippet({
           code,
           snippetName: preparedValues.snippetName,
-          language,
+          language: currSnippetLng,
         });
 
         const url = new URL(genViewSnippetLink(username, slug));
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/profile/SnippetCard.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/profile/SnippetCard.jsx
index 67ad78f2..fd7c63d7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/profile/SnippetCard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/profile/SnippetCard.jsx
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ function CardFooter({ handleDelete, handleShare, handleDuplicate }) {
 }
 
 function SnippetCard({ data }) {
-  const { id, name, slug, code } = data;
+  const { id, name, slug, code, language } = data;
   const ownerUsername = data.user.username;
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const [mode, setMode] = useState('viewing');
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ function SnippetCard({ data }) {
         type: 'duplicateSnippet',
         item: {
           currSnippetName: name,
+          currSnippetLng: language,
           ownerUsername,
           code,
         },
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/snippet/ActionsToolbar.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/snippet/ActionsToolbar.jsx
index e158f4b3..b04a556c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/snippet/ActionsToolbar.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/snippet/ActionsToolbar.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function ActionsToolbar({ snippet }) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { snippetData, code, isAllSaved } = snippet;
   const { name: snippetName, ownerUsername } = snippetData;
+  const { language } = snippetData;
   const { isLoggedIn } = useAuth();
   const { direction } = useSelector((state) => state.editor);
   const handleShare = () => {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ function ActionsToolbar({ snippet }) {
           type: 'duplicateSnippet',
           item: {
             currSnippetName: snippetName,
+            currSnippetLng: language,
             ownerUsername,
             code,
           },
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ function ActionsToolbar({ snippet }) {
           type: 'attemptDuplicateSnippet',
           item: {
             currSnippetName: snippetName,
+            currSnippetLng: language,
             code,
           },
         }),