diff --git a/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp b/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp
index 9163b50..df4ec5a 100644
--- a/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp
+++ b/hgsane/sane_hg_mdw.cpp
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ bool hg_sane_middleware::refresh_current_value(LPDEVINST dev, const char* name,
 	{
 		std::string old(it->val);
 		jsn->get_value_as_string("cur", it->val, it->type == "int");
-		if (it->val == "string")
+		if (it->type == "string")
 			local_utility::trans_language_if_was_word_id(it->val);
 
 		return old != it->val;