diff --git a/bazarr/get_languages.py b/bazarr/get_languages.py
index 7dc281bb7..29031387a 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_languages.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_languages.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sqlite3
 import pycountry
 
 from get_args import args
+from subzero.language import Language
 
 
 def load_language_in_db():
@@ -108,11 +109,20 @@ def alpha3_from_language(lang):
     return result
 
 
-def get_languages(kind="code2"):
+def get_language_set(kind="code3"):
     db = sqlite3.connect(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'db', 'bazarr.db'), timeout=30)
     c = db.cursor()
     c.execute('''SELECT ?, name FROM table_settings_languages WHERE enabled = 1''', (kind,))
-    return c.fetchall()
+    language_set = set()
+
+    for lang in c.fetchall():
+        # fixme: currently only works with kind=code3
+        if lang == 'pob':
+            language_set.add(Language('por', 'BR'))
+        else:
+            language_set.add(Language(lang))
+
+    return language_set
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/bazarr/list_subtitles.py b/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
index 67bff459e..745f52312 100644
--- a/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
+++ b/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from bs4 import UnicodeDammit
 from itertools import islice
 
 from get_args import args
-from get_languages import alpha2_from_alpha3, get_languages
+from get_languages import alpha2_from_alpha3, get_language_set
 from config import settings
 from helper import path_replace, path_replace_movie, path_replace_reverse, \
     path_replace_reverse_movie
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def store_subtitles(file):
         try:
             # fixme: set subliminal_patch.core.CUSTOM_PATHS to a list of absolute folders or subfolders to support
             #   subtitles outside the media file folder
-            subtitles = search_external_subtitles(file, languages=get_languages(kind="code3"),
+            subtitles = search_external_subtitles(file, languages=get_language_set(),
                                                   only_one=settings.general.getboolean('single_language'))
         except Exception as e:
             logging.exception("BAZARR unable to index external subtitles.")
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def store_subtitles_movie(file):
         #   subtitles outside the media file folder
         brazilian_portuguese = [".pt-br", ".pob", "pb"]
         try:
-            subtitles = search_external_subtitles(file, languages=get_languages(kind="code3"),
+            subtitles = search_external_subtitles(file, languages=get_language_set(),
                                                   only_one=settings.general.getboolean('single_language'))
         except Exception as e:
             logging.exception("BAZARR unable to index external subtitles.")