diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy b/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
index 6091b169..dcd445ef 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def generateComponentStages(component, configurations) {
                 if (buildAgentImage == null || buildAgentImage.isEmpty()) {
                     log.warn("Pipeline", "Not set buildAgentImage for ${component.name}, using default build agent image")
 
-                    def language = ServiceLanguage.parse(configurations.serviceLang)
+                    def language = ServiceLanguage.parse(component.language)
                     switch(language) {
                         case ServiceLanguage.PYTHON:
                             buildAgentImage = "docker.io/python:3.10-slim-buster"