diff --git a/mediawiki/configuraton.py b/mediawiki/configuraton.py
index 8f78d83..b5fd197 100644
--- a/mediawiki/configuraton.py
+++ b/mediawiki/configuraton.py
@@ -109,15 +109,14 @@ def lang(self) -> str:
     @lang.setter
     def lang(self, language: str):
         """Set the language to use; attempts to change the API URL"""
-        t_lang = language.lower()
-        if self._lang == t_lang:
+        if self._lang == language.lower():
             return
         url = self._api_url
-        tmp = url.replace(f"/{self._lang}.", f"/{t_lang}.")
+        tmp = url.replace(f"/{self._lang}.", f"/{language.lower()}.")
 
         self.api_url = tmp
-        self._lang = t_lang
-        self._clear_memoized - True
+        self._lang = language.lower()
+        self._clear_memoized = True
 
     @property
     def api_url(self) -> str:
diff --git a/mediawiki/mediawiki.py b/mediawiki/mediawiki.py
index 5ebda2f..b4d9f04 100644
--- a/mediawiki/mediawiki.py
+++ b/mediawiki/mediawiki.py
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ def __init__(
         # for memoized results
         self._cache: Dict = {}
 
+        self._reset_session()
+
         # for login information
         self._is_logged_in = False
         if self._config.username is not None and self._config.password is not None:
@@ -236,7 +238,6 @@ def language(self) -> str:
     @language.setter
     def language(self, lang: str):
         """Set the language to use; attempts to change the API URL"""
-        print(f"language setter: {lang}")
         self._config.lang = lang
         if self._config._clear_memoized:
             self.clear_memoized()
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@ def _get_site_info(self):
         """Parse out the Wikimedia site information including API Version and Extensions"""
 
         response = self.wiki_request({"meta": "siteinfo", "siprop": "extensions|general"})
-        print(response)
+
         # parse what we need out here!
         query = response.get("query", None)
         if query is None or query.get("general", None) is None: