diff --git a/bears/general/KeywordBear.py b/bears/general/KeywordBear.py
index fabf10843f..d0689f9eeb 100644
--- a/bears/general/KeywordBear.py
+++ b/bears/general/KeywordBear.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import re
+import logging
 
 from coalib.bearlib import deprecate_settings
 from coalib.bears.LocalBear import LocalBear
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ def _get_comments(dependency_results):
         return
 
     for result in annotation_bear_results:
-        yield from result.contents.get('comments', [])
+        if isinstance(result.contents, str):
+            logging.error(result.contents)
+            yield []
+        else:
+            yield from result.contents.get('comments', [])
 
 
 def generate_diff(comments, file, filename,
diff --git a/tests/general/KeywordBearTest.py b/tests/general/KeywordBearTest.py
index 45c0c98307..05eb5a5067 100644
--- a/tests/general/KeywordBearTest.py
+++ b/tests/general/KeywordBearTest.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import unittest
 
 from bears.general.KeywordBear import KeywordBear
+from bears.general.AnnotationBear import AnnotationBear
 from coalib.results.HiddenResult import HiddenResult
 from coalib.results.SourceRange import SourceRange
 from coalib.settings.Section import Section
@@ -214,3 +215,27 @@ def test_keyword_regex(self):
             self.assertEqual(result[0].message, 'The line contains the keyword'
                                                 " 'Issue #123' which resulted "
                                                 'in a match with given regex.')
+
+    def test_wrong_language(self):
+        section = Section('')
+        section.append(Setting('language', 'anything'))
+        section.append(Setting('keywords', 'TODO'))
+        uut = KeywordBear(section, Queue())
+        uut1 = AnnotationBear(section, Queue())
+        dep_results = {
+            'AnnotationBear': HiddenResult(
+                'AnnotationBear',
+                'coalang specification for anything not found.')
+        }
+
+        text = ['# todo 123']
+
+        with execute_bear(uut, 'F', text,
+                          dependency_results=dep_results) as result:
+            self.assertEqual(result[0].diffs, {})
+            self.assertEqual(result[0].affected_code[0].start.line, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(len(result), 1)
+
+        with execute_bear(uut1, 'F', text) as result:
+            self.assertEqual(result[0].contents,
+                             'coalang specification for anything not found.')