diff --git a/packages/ui-default/pages/problem_submit.page.tsx b/packages/ui-default/pages/problem_submit.page.tsx
index 130120b7e..7548af5ab 100644
--- a/packages/ui-default/pages/problem_submit.page.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-default/pages/problem_submit.page.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const page = new NamedPage(['problem_submit', 'contest_detail_problem_submit', '
   }
   const availableLangs = getAvailableLangs(config.langs);
   const mainLangs = {};
-  const preferences = [($('[name="lang"]').val() as string) || ''];
+  const preferences = [UserContext.codeLang || ''];
   for (const key in availableLangs) {
     if (config.langs && !config.langs.filter((i) => i === key || i.startsWith(`${key}.`)).length) continue;
     if (window.LANGS[key].pretest === preferences[0]) preferences.push(key);