diff --git a/src/commands/commit.rs b/src/commands/commit.rs
index 983ac4b..5af7765 100644
--- a/src/commands/commit.rs
+++ b/src/commands/commit.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ impl CommitCommand {
 
         println!("{}", messages.ai_analyzing());
 
-        let language = Language::from_str(&config.language.output_language).unwrap_or(Language::English);
+        let language_str = &config.language.output_language;
+        let language = Language::from_str(language_str).unwrap_or(Language::English);
+        
+        // Debug: print language info
+        eprintln!("DEBUG: Language config: '{}', parsed as: {:?}", language_str, language);
 
         let generated = if self.yes {
             generator.generate_commit_from_repo(repo, format, language).await?
diff --git a/src/llm/mod.rs b/src/llm/mod.rs
index 0f3dee3..0909456 100644
--- a/src/llm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/llm/mod.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ impl LlmClient {
         language: Language,
     ) -> Result<GeneratedCommit> {
         let system_prompt = get_commit_system_prompt(format, language);
+        
+        // Debug: print system prompt info
+        eprintln!("DEBUG: System prompt language: {:?}", language);
+        eprintln!("DEBUG: System prompt (first 200 chars): {}...", &system_prompt.chars().take(200).collect::<String>());
 
         let prompt = format!("{}", diff);
         let response = self.provider.generate_with_system(system_prompt, &prompt).await?;