diff --git a/langchain/chains/conversational_retrieval/prompts.py b/langchain/chains/conversational_retrieval/prompts.py
index b2a2df09..537f9378 100644
--- a/langchain/chains/conversational_retrieval/prompts.py
+++ b/langchain/chains/conversational_retrieval/prompts.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # flake8: noqa
 from langchain.prompts.prompt import PromptTemplate
 
-_template = """Given the following conversation and a follow up question, rephrase the follow up question to be a standalone question.
+_template = """Given the following conversation and a follow up question, rephrase the follow up question to be a standalone question, in its original language.
 
 Chat History:
 {chat_history}