diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/user/add.php b/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/user/add.php
index 46056caffd..647c353dd0 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/user/add.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/user/add.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class add extends \phpbb\console\command\command
 		$this->phpbb_root_path = $phpbb_root_path;
 		$this->php_ext = $php_ext;
 
-		$language->add_lang('ucp');
+		$this->language->add_lang('ucp');
 		parent::__construct($user);
 	}