diff --git a/reme4/config/default.yaml b/reme4/config/default.yaml
index 5583b08e..aff2fdb7 100644
--- a/reme4/config/default.yaml
+++ b/reme4/config/default.yaml
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ components:
 
   as_llm_formatter:
     default:
-      backend: ${LLM_FORMATTER_BACKEND:-anthropic}
+      backend: ${LLM_BACKEND:-anthropic}
 
   file_graph:
     default:
diff --git a/reme4/steps/base_step.py b/reme4/steps/base_step.py
index 65526cc4..6b9fa176 100644
--- a/reme4/steps/base_step.py
+++ b/reme4/steps/base_step.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ class BaseStep(ComponentMixin, ABC):
     ):
         super().__init__(name=name, backend=backend, app_context=app_context, **kwargs)
         self.language: str = language
+        if not self.language and self.app_context is not None:
+            self.language = self.app_context.app_config.language
         self.input_mapping = input_mapping
         self.output_mapping = output_mapping
         self.context: RuntimeContext | None = None