diff --git a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
index 98e08049..cd99f15f 100644
--- a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
@@ -852,7 +852,11 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
         ...(deepgramOptions.fillerWords) &&
           {DEEPGRAM_SPEECH_FILLER_WORDS: deepgramOptions.fillerWords},
         ...((Array.isArray(deepgramOptions.keyterms) && deepgramOptions.keyterms.length > 0) &&
-          {DEEPGRAM_SPEECH_KEYTERMS: deepgramOptions.keyterms.join(',')})
+          {DEEPGRAM_SPEECH_KEYTERMS: deepgramOptions.keyterms.join(',')}),
+        ...(rOpts.altLanguages &&
+          {DEEPGRAM_SPEECH_ALTERNATIVE_LANGUAGE_CODES: [...new Set(rOpts.altLanguages)].join(',')}),
+        ...(deepgramOptions.detect_language &&
+          {DEEPGRAM_DETECT_LANGUAGE: deepgramOptions.detect_language === true ? 'true' : 'false'}),
       };
     }
     else if ('soniox' === vendor) {