diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index faa0ef02..7f9ad9f3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
         "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.8",
         "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
+        "@types/langs": "^2.0.5",
         "@types/lodash": "^4.17.18",
         "@types/node-cleanup": "^2.1.5",
         "@types/numeral": "^2.0.5",
@@ -1189,6 +1190,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@freearhey/search-js/-/search-js-0.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-F2o+xpGCXOK4OsZfKEHfXNNkAZmny2eBnPOp+P0iyV20ja7gJGfTFaEc6okcuEo6OB6P7LnSxTvISkoArFtlfg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "lodash": "^4.17.21"
       },
@@ -3457,6 +3459,12 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/langs": {
+      "version": "2.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/langs/-/langs-2.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DIUKT4mkbTBxSrX6lmnQR888ObeFVVo1uNEqBH5/ddQHpnG4CA24DibpK7aO8QAcJEZUTcIx0F96TWuzVT9Z4g==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
       "version": "4.17.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.18.tgz",
@@ -13944,6 +13952,11 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/langs": {
+      "version": "2.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/langs/-/langs-2.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DIUKT4mkbTBxSrX6lmnQR888ObeFVVo1uNEqBH5/ddQHpnG4CA24DibpK7aO8QAcJEZUTcIx0F96TWuzVT9Z4g=="
+    },
     "@types/lodash": {
       "version": "4.17.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.18.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a428d70..e3eff9f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.8",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
+    "@types/langs": "^2.0.5",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.18",
     "@types/node-cleanup": "^2.1.5",
     "@types/numeral": "^2.0.5",
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@
     "chalk": "^5.4.1",
     "cheerio": "^1.1.0",
     "cli-progress": "^3.12.0",
-    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "commander": "^14.0.0",
     "consola": "^3.4.2",
+    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "csv-parser": "^3.2.0",
     "cwait": "^1.1.2",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
diff --git a/scripts/commands/channels/validate.ts b/scripts/commands/channels/validate.ts
index 47e6088c..27c5fabb 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/channels/validate.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/channels/validate.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function main() {
         totalErrors++
       }
 
-      if (!langs.where('1', channel.lang)) {
+      if (!langs.where('1', channel.lang ?? '')) {
         errors.push({ type: 'wrong_lang', ...channel })
         totalErrors++
       }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 7946eb55..3342ff82 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "strict": true,
     "module": "commonjs",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "target": "es2020",
+    "target": "es2022",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "declaration": true,
     "typeRoots": [
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e97e78d6..e1b89fe1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1434,6 +1434,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/langs@^2.0.5":
+  version "2.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/langs/-/langs-2.0.5.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-DIUKT4mkbTBxSrX6lmnQR888ObeFVVo1uNEqBH5/ddQHpnG4CA24DibpK7aO8QAcJEZUTcIx0F96TWuzVT9Z4g==
+
 "@types/lodash@^4.17.18":
   version "4.17.18"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.18.tgz"