diff --git a/bin/addons/base/module/wizard/wizard_import_lang.py b/bin/addons/base/module/wizard/wizard_import_lang.py
index 226bece1ace..37961f83c4b 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/module/wizard/wizard_import_lang.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/module/wizard/wizard_import_lang.py
@@ -48,14 +48,8 @@ view_form="""<?xml version="1.0"?>
 class wizard_import_lang(wizard.interface):
 	def _import_lang(self, cr, uid, data, context):
 		form=data['form']
-		lang_obj=pooler.get_pool(cr.dbname).get('res.lang')
-		ids=lang_obj.search(cr, uid, [('code', '=', form['code'])])
-		if ids:
-			lang_obj.write(cr, uid, ids, {'name': form['name']})
-		else:
-			lang_obj.create(cr, uid, {'code': form['code'], 'name': form['name']})
 		buf=base64.decodestring(data['form']['data']).split('\n')
-		tools.trans_load_data(cr.dbname, buf, data['form']['code'])
+		tools.trans_load_data(cr.dbname, buf, form['code'], lang_name=form['name'])
 		return {}
 	fields_form={
 		'name':{'string':'Language name', 'type':'char', 'size':64, 'required':True},
diff --git a/bin/tools/translate.py b/bin/tools/translate.py
index 79bd409a043..d6f9e11910e 100644
--- a/bin/tools/translate.py
+++ b/bin/tools/translate.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def trans_load(db_name, filename, lang, strict=False):
 		logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_ERROR, "couldn't read file")
 	return trans_load_data(db_name, data, lang, strict=False)
 
-def trans_load_data(db_name, data, lang, strict=False):
+def trans_load_data(db_name, data, lang, strict=False, lang_name=None):
 	logger = netsvc.Logger()
 	logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_INFO, 'loading translation file for language %s' % (lang))
 	pool = pooler.get_pool(db_name)
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@ def trans_load_data(db_name, data, lang, strict=False):
 
 		ids = lang_obj.search(cr, uid, [('code','=',lang)])
 		if not ids:
-			lang_name=lang
-			languages=tools.get_languages()
-			if lang in languages:
-				lang_name=languages[lang]
+			if not lang_name:
+				lang_name=lang
+				languages=tools.get_languages()
+				if lang in languages:
+					lang_name=languages[lang]
 			ids = lang_obj.create(cr, uid, {'code':lang, 'name':lang_name, 'translatable':1})
 		else:
 			lang_obj.write(cr, uid, ids, {'translatable':1})