diff --git a/modules/callbacks.inc b/modules/callbacks.inc
index d5ab6f7..02d0319
--- a/modules/callbacks.inc
+++ b/modules/callbacks.inc
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ function entity_metadata_field_verbatim_get($entity, array $options, $name, $ent
  */
 function entity_metadata_field_verbatim_set($entity, $name, $items, $langcode, $entity_type) {
   $field = field_info_field($name);
-  $langcode = entity_metadata_field_get_language($entity_type, $entity, $entity_type, $langcode);
+  $langcode = entity_metadata_field_get_language($entity_type, $entity, $field, $langcode);
   $value = $field['cardinality'] == 1 ? array($items) : (array) $items;
   // Filter out any items set to NULL.
   $entity->{$name}[$langcode] = array_filter($value);
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ function entity_metadata_field_verbatim_set($entity, $name, $items, $langcode, $
 function entity_metadata_field_get_language($entity_type, $entity, $field, $langcode = LANGUAGE_NONE, $fallback = FALSE) {
   // Try to figure out the default language used by the entity.
   // @todo: Update once http://drupal.org/node/1260640 has been fixed.
-  $default_langcode = isset($entity->language) ? $entity->language : LANGUAGE_NONE;
+  $default_langcode = !empty($entity->language) ? $entity->language : LANGUAGE_NONE;
 
   // Determine the right language to use.
   if ($default_langcode != LANGUAGE_NONE && field_is_translatable($entity_type, $field)) {