diff --git a/src/app/components/languagetoggle/languagetoggle.component.ts b/src/app/components/languagetoggle/languagetoggle.component.ts
index 61b4c0c..7c3bfa7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/languagetoggle/languagetoggle.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/languagetoggle/languagetoggle.component.ts
@@ -26,19 +26,29 @@ export class LanguagetoggleComponent implements OnInit {
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.stateService.getLanguageFromRoute(this.route).subscribe(lang => {
-      console.log('languagetoggle gets this language:  ' + lang);
-      console.log('(' + this.language + ')')
+      if(lang==null) {
+        console.log('language is null from first level route, ignoring');
+        return;
+      }
+      console.log('languagetoggle gets first level lang: '+lang);
       if (lang === this.language) {
-        console.log('equalled (first level of route)! showing the component');
+        console.log('equalled (first level of route)! showing the component' + this.language);
         this.show = true;
+      } else {
+        this.show = false;
       }
     });
     this.stateService.getLanguageFromRoute(this.route.parent).subscribe(lang => {
-      console.log('languagetoggle gets this language from parent:  ' + lang);
-      console.log('(' + this.language + ')')
+      if(lang==null) {
+        console.log('language is null from parent level route, ignoring');
+        return;
+      }
+      console.log('languagetoggle gets parent level lang: '+lang);
       if (lang === this.language) {
-        console.log('equalled (parent level of route)! showing the component');
+        console.log('equalled (parent level of route)! showing the component ' + this.language);
         this.show = true;
+      } else {
+        this.show = false;
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/root/root.component.ts b/src/app/components/root/root.component.ts
index 472fe56..a00456f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/root/root.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/root/root.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class RootComponent implements OnInit {
     console.log('oninit of root component');
     this.route.paramMap.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
 
-    this.stateService.getLanguageFromRoute(this.route).subscribe(val => {console.log('ngoninit root' + val)});
+    this.stateService.getLanguageFromRoute(this.route).subscribe(val => {console.log('ngoninit root language: ' + val)});
 
     this.pageType$ = this.stateService.getLanguageFromRoute(this.route).map(language => {
       if (this.router.url.endsWith('posts')) {