diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2b140533b4..6091cfe254 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ def cards(pages, columns=1, style="cards", force_version=False):
         canonical = current_page.canonical_url
         url_parts = re.search("//([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/", canonical)
         (site, language, version) = url_parts.groups()
+        url_parts = re.search("^/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/", absolute_url)
+        (language, version) = url_parts.groups()
+
         version = force_version or version
 
         if isinstance(pages, str):