diff --git a/class/Common/VersionChecks.php b/class/Common/VersionChecks.php
index 51ac488..8e6fb30 100644
--- a/class/Common/VersionChecks.php
+++ b/class/Common/VersionChecks.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public static function checkVerXoops(\XoopsModule $module = null, string $requir
      * @param \XoopsModule|null $module
      * @return bool true if meets requirements, false if not
      */
-    public static function checkVerPhp(\XoopsModule $module = null): bool
+    public static function checkVerPhp(?\XoopsModule $module = null): bool
     {
         $moduleDirName      = \basename(\dirname(__DIR__, 2));
         $moduleDirNameUpper = \mb_strtoupper($moduleDirName);
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public static function checkVerPhp(\XoopsModule $module = null): bool
             $module = \XoopsModule::getByDirname($moduleDirName);
         }
         \xoops_loadLanguage('admin', $moduleDirName);
+        \xoops_loadLanguage('common', $moduleDirName);
         // check for minimum PHP version
         $success = true;
 
diff --git a/language/english/common.php b/language/english/common.php
index 7441e46..ae67a6e 100644
--- a/language/english/common.php
+++ b/language/english/common.php
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@
 //Latest Version Check
 \define('CO_' . $moduleDirNameUpper . '_' . 'NEW_VERSION', 'New Version: ');
 \define('CO_' . $moduleDirNameUpper . '_' . 'ERROR_BAD_XOOPS', 'You need minimul version %s (your current version is %s)');
+
+\define('CO_' . $moduleDirNameUpper . '_' . 'ERROR_BAD_PHP', 'This module requires PHP version %s+ (%s installed)');
diff --git a/language/german/common.php b/language/german/common.php
index 4ba7bf9..5d766f5 100644
--- a/language/german/common.php
+++ b/language/german/common.php
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@
 //Latest Version Check
 \define('CO_' . $moduleDirNameUpper . '_' . 'NEW_VERSION', 'Neue Version: ');
 \define('CO_' . $moduleDirNameUpper . '_' . 'ERROR_BAD_XOOPS', 'Sie benötigen mindestens Version %s (Ihre derzeitige Version ist %s)');
+
+\define('CO_' . $moduleDirNameUpper . '_' . 'ERROR_BAD_PHP', 'Dieses Modul benötigt PHP Version %s+ (%s installiert)');