diff --git a/src/Cms/Language.php b/src/Cms/Language.php
index 21a1c5af33..f0b93496c5 100644
--- a/src/Cms/Language.php
+++ b/src/Cms/Language.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public function __construct(array $props)
 		$this->name         = trim($props['name'] ?? $this->code);
 		$this->slugs        = $props['slugs'] ?? [];
 		$this->smartypants  = $props['smartypants'] ?? [];
+		$this->translations = (new LanguageTranslations($this))->load($props['translations'] ?? []);
 		$this->url          = $props['url'] ?? null;
 
 		if ($locale = $props['locale'] ?? null) {
@@ -69,8 +70,6 @@ public function __construct(array $props)
 		} else {
 			$this->locale = [LC_ALL => $this->code];
 		}
-
-		$this->setTranslations($props['translations'] ?? []);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ public function save(): static
 			// inject translations from custom root
 			// returns existing translations
 			// if custom root is not defined as fallback
-			$data['translations'] = $this
+			$existingData['translations'] = $this
 				->translationsObject()
 				->load($existingData['translations'] ?? []);
 		} catch (Throwable) {
diff --git a/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php b/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php
index e0c28c7676..1d199c59c5 100644
--- a/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php
+++ b/src/Cms/LanguageTranslations.php
@@ -117,15 +117,11 @@ public function set(string $key, string|null $value = null): static
 	 */
 	public function setTranslations(self|array $translations = []): static
 	{
-		if (empty($translations) === false) {
-			if ($translations instanceof self) {
-				$this->data = $translations->toArray();
-			} else {
-				$this->data = $translations;
-			}
-		} else {
-			$this->data = static::load();
-		}
+		$this->data = match (true) {
+			empty($translations) === true => static::load(),
+			$translations instanceof self => $translations->toArray(),
+			default                       => $translations
+		};
 
 		return $this;
 	}