diff --git a/pisi/db/componentdb.py b/pisi/db/componentdb.py
index 41221479..a190b700 100644
--- a/pisi/db/componentdb.py
+++ b/pisi/db/componentdb.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ class ComponentDB(lazydb.LazyDB):
         return self.cdb.get_item_keys(repo)
 
     def search_component(self, terms, lang=None, repo=None):
-        rename = '<LocalName xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</LocalName>'
-        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
-        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
+        rename = '<LocalName xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</LocalName>'
+        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
+        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
 
         if not lang:
             lang = pisi.pxml.autoxml.LocalText.get_lang()
diff --git a/pisi/db/installdb.py b/pisi/db/installdb.py
index 722a1a80..a6ba13b1 100644
--- a/pisi/db/installdb.py
+++ b/pisi/db/installdb.py
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ class InstallDB(lazydb.LazyDB):
         return filter(lambda x: x.type == 'config', files.list)
 
     def search_package(self, terms, lang=None):
-        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
-        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
+        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
+        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
         if not lang:
             lang = pisi.pxml.autoxml.LocalText.get_lang()
         found = []
diff --git a/pisi/db/sourcedb.py b/pisi/db/sourcedb.py
index 50fe7b97..d2d9aaf3 100644
--- a/pisi/db/sourcedb.py
+++ b/pisi/db/sourcedb.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ class SourceDB(lazydb.LazyDB):
         return spec
 
     def search_spec(self, terms, lang=None, repo=None):
-        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
-        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="%s">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
+        resum = '<Summary xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Summary>'
+        redesc = '<Description xml:lang="(%s|en)">.*?%s.*?</Description>'
         if not lang:
             lang = pisi.pxml.autoxml.LocalText.get_lang()
         found = []