From f214bc07970faf4ee7cbdb71c04a17e2253a8c7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: luna <luna@wvvw.me>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 21:59:08 +1030
Subject: [PATCH] fix: translating posts with incorrect language

---
 src/components/PostCard.tsx | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/PostCard.tsx b/src/components/PostCard.tsx
index 4139079..6057323 100644
--- a/src/components/PostCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostCard.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ const PostDropdownMenu = ({ post, setTranslatedText }: { post: BSkyPost; setTran
       method: 'POST',
       body: JSON.stringify({
         q: post.record.text,
-        source,
+        // fall back to auto detection if the lanauge is the same as the current language
+        source: source === currentLanguage ? 'auto' : source,
         target: navigator.language,
       }),
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },