diff --git a/title.module b/title.module
index ee53c42..04c9280 100644
--- a/title.module
+++ b/title.module
@@ -150,8 +150,11 @@ function title_entity_presave($entity, $entity_type) {
   // need to synchronize the legacy field values into the replacing field
   // translations in the active language.
   if (module_invoke('entity_translation', 'enabled', $entity_type)) {
-    $langcode = title_active_language();
-    $translations = entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type, $entity)->getTranslations();
+    $translation_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type, $entity);
+    $translations = $translation_handler->getTranslations();
+    if ($translation_handler->isEntityForm()) {
+      $langcode = $translation_handler->getFormLanguage();
+    }
     // If we are removing a translation for the active language we need to skip
     // reverse synchronization, as we would store empty values in the original
     // replacing fields immediately afterwards.
@@ -567,7 +570,9 @@ function title_active_language($langcode = NULL) {
 function title_entity_language($entity_type, $entity) {
   if (module_exists('entity_translation') && entity_translation_enabled($entity_type)) {
     $handler = entity_translation_get_handler($entity_type, $entity, TRUE);
-    $langcode = $handler->getLanguage();
+    if ($handler->isEntityForm()) {
+      $langcode = $handler->getLanguage();
+    }
   }
   else {
     $langcode = entity_language($entity_type, $entity);