diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/AlbumDetailActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/AlbumDetailActivity.java
index 48fe52b5..215ca31f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/AlbumDetailActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/AlbumDetailActivity.java
@@ -273,13 +273,15 @@ public class AlbumDetailActivity extends AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity implements
                             final String wikiContent = lastFmAlbum.getAlbum().getWiki().getContent();
                             if (wikiContent != null && !wikiContent.trim().isEmpty()) {
                                 wiki = Html.fromHtml(wikiContent);
-                            } else if (lang != null) {
-                                // If the "lang" parameter is set and no wiki is given, retry with default language
-                                loadWiki(null);
-                                return;
                             }
                         }
 
+                        // If the "lang" parameter is set and no wiki is given, retry with default language
+                        if (wiki == null && lang != null) {
+                            loadWiki(null);
+                            return;
+                        }
+
                         if (!Util.isAllowedToDownloadMetadata(AlbumDetailActivity.this)) {
                             if (wiki != null) {
                                 wikiDialog.setContent(wiki);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/ArtistDetailActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/ArtistDetailActivity.java
index e2807f0f..53443cbd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/ArtistDetailActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/ArtistDetailActivity.java
@@ -239,16 +239,18 @@ public class ArtistDetailActivity extends AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity implement
                     public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<LastFmArtist> call, @NonNull Response<LastFmArtist> response) {
                         final LastFmArtist lastFmArtist = response.body();
                         if (lastFmArtist != null && lastFmArtist.getArtist() != null) {
-                            String bio = lastFmArtist.getArtist().getBio().getContent();
-                            if (bio != null && !bio.trim().isEmpty()) {
-                                biography = Html.fromHtml(bio);
-                            } else if (lang != null) {
-                                // If the "lang" parameter is set and no biography is given, retry with default language
-                                loadBiography(null);
-                                return;
+                            final String bioContent = lastFmArtist.getArtist().getBio().getContent();
+                            if (bioContent != null && !bioContent.trim().isEmpty()) {
+                                biography = Html.fromHtml(bioContent);
                             }
                         }
 
+                        // If the "lang" parameter is set and no biography is given, retry with default language
+                        if (biography == null && lang != null) {
+                            loadBiography(null);
+                            return;
+                        }
+
                         if (!Util.isAllowedToDownloadMetadata(ArtistDetailActivity.this)) {
                             if (biography != null) {
                                 biographyDialog.setContent(biography);