diff --git a/sefaria/helper/linker.py b/sefaria/helper/linker.py
index fbd9801b9a..0d0d57d57f 100644
--- a/sefaria/helper/linker.py
+++ b/sefaria/helper/linker.py
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ def _add_webpage_hit_for_url(url):
 
 @django_cache(cache_type="persistent")
 def _make_find_refs_response_with_cache(request_text: _FindRefsText, options: _FindRefsTextOptions, meta_data: dict) -> dict:
-    response = _make_find_refs_response_linker_v3(request_text, options)
+    if request_text.lang == 'he':
+        response = _make_find_refs_response_linker_v3(request_text, options)
+    else:
+        response = _make_find_refs_response_linker_v2(request_text, options)
 
     if meta_data:
         _, webpage = WebPage.add_or_update_from_linker({