diff --git a/geonode/base/forms.py b/geonode/base/forms.py
index 7f83bb4d418..453e1ebbdc4 100644
--- a/geonode/base/forms.py
+++ b/geonode/base/forms.py
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ def _get_thesauro_keyword_label(item, lang):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_thesauro_title_label(item, lang):
+        lang = remove_country_from_languagecode(lang)
         tname = ThesaurusLabel.objects.values_list("label", flat=True).filter(thesaurus=item).filter(lang=lang)
         if not tname:
             return Thesaurus.objects.get(id=item.id).title