diff --git a/hugvey/speech/google.py b/hugvey/speech/google.py
index 60fa481..b69e8fd 100644
--- a/hugvey/speech/google.py
+++ b/hugvey/speech/google.py
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ class GoogleVoiceClient(object):
         self.language_code = language_code
         self.isRunning.clear()
         self.restart = True
-
+        
+    def getOfficialLangCode(self):
+        # October 2019: multiple versions for the French language exists, called fr-FR2
+        # Instead of rewriting the whole codebase to accept a different language id, we can also
+        # just strip the numbers from the language code :-)
+        return ''.join([i for i in self.language_code if not i.isdigit()])
+        
     def run(self):
         self.isRunning.set()
 
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ class GoogleVoiceClient(object):
             config = types.RecognitionConfig(
                 encoding=enums.RecognitionConfig.AudioEncoding.LINEAR16,
                 sample_rate_hertz=self.src_rate,
-                language_code=self.language_code)
+                language_code=self.getOfficialLangCode())
             self.streaming_config = types.StreamingRecognitionConfig(
                 config=config,
                 interim_results=True)
diff --git a/hugvey/story.py b/hugvey/story.py
index f22591a..946c576 100644
--- a/hugvey/story.py
+++ b/hugvey/story.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class Condition(object):
             story.setVariableValue(
                 f"stored_{self.vars['var_name']}_{i+1}",
                 varValues[i],
-                store=False                
+                store=False
                 )
 
         return True