diff --git a/src/lang/Language.php b/src/lang/Language.php
index 7e992d323..ee5865c93 100644
--- a/src/lang/Language.php
+++ b/src/lang/Language.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use pocketmine\utils\Utils;
 use Webmozart\PathUtil\Path;
 use function array_filter;
 use function array_map;
+use function count;
 use function explode;
 use function file_exists;
 use function is_dir;
@@ -124,7 +125,10 @@ class Language{
 	protected static function loadLang(string $path, string $languageCode) : array{
 		$file = Path::join($path, $languageCode . ".ini");
 		if(file_exists($file)){
-			return array_map('\stripcslashes', Utils::assumeNotFalse(parse_ini_file($file, false, INI_SCANNER_RAW), "Missing or inaccessible required resource files"));
+			$strings = array_map('\stripcslashes', Utils::assumeNotFalse(parse_ini_file($file, false, INI_SCANNER_RAW), "Missing or inaccessible required resource files"));
+			if(count($strings) > 0){
+				return $strings;
+			}
 		}
 
 		throw new LanguageNotFoundException("Language \"$languageCode\" not found");