diff --git a/apps/users/serializers/profile.py b/apps/users/serializers/profile.py
index 45df2a718..c03dbfb79 100644
--- a/apps/users/serializers/profile.py
+++ b/apps/users/serializers/profile.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class UserProfileSerializer(UserSerializer):
         return password
 
     def get_lang(self, obj):
-        return getattr(self.instance, 'lang', settings.LANGUAGE_CODE)
+        return getattr(obj, 'lang', settings.LANGUAGE_CODE)
 
 
 class UserPKUpdateSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):