diff --git a/ki/handlers/update_profile.py b/ki/handlers/update_profile.py
index 06d107b..8fd0d9e 100644
--- a/ki/handlers/update_profile.py
+++ b/ki/handlers/update_profile.py
@@ -30,19 +30,25 @@ def update_languages(profile, languages_data):
     profile_language_ids = []
 
     for language_data in languages_data:
-        language_id = language_data["language"]["id"]
-        language = Language.query.get(language_id)
+        if "id" in language_data["language"]:
+            language = Language.query.get(language_data["language"]["id"])
+        else:
+            language_name = language_data["language"]["name"]
+            language = Language.query.filter(Language.name == language_name).first()
+
+            if language is None:
+                language = Language(id=language_name, name=language_name)
+                db.session.add(language)
 
         profile_language = ProfileLanguage.query.filter(ProfileLanguage.profile == profile,
-                                                        ProfileLanguage.language_id == language_id).first()
+                                                        ProfileLanguage.language == language).first()
 
         if profile_language is None:
             profile_language = ProfileLanguage(profile=profile, language=language)
             db.session.add(profile_language)
 
         profile_language.level = language_data["level"]
-
-        profile_language_ids.append(language_id)
+        profile_language_ids.append(language.id)
 
     ProfileLanguage.query.filter(ProfileLanguage.profile == profile,
                                  not_(ProfileLanguage.language_id.in_(profile_language_ids))).delete()