diff --git a/crates/cli_bin/tests/apply.rs b/crates/cli_bin/tests/apply.rs
index 3bdc6490e..4bb678fd3 100644
--- a/crates/cli_bin/tests/apply.rs
+++ b/crates/cli_bin/tests/apply.rs
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ fn basic_js_in_vue_apply() -> Result<()> {
     let output = apply_cmd.output()?;
 
     // Assert that the command executed successfully
+    println!("OUTPUT: {:#?}", output);
     assert!(
         output.status.success(),
         "Command didn't finish successfully: {}",
diff --git a/crates/core/src/pattern/code_snippet.rs b/crates/core/src/pattern/code_snippet.rs
index 40dedbf56..bd1f54d33 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/pattern/code_snippet.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/pattern/code_snippet.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ fn language_specific_snippet(
         .child_by_field_name("language")
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("missing language of languageSpecificSnippet"))?;
     let lang_name = lang_node.utf8_text(src.as_bytes())?.trim().to_string();
-    let _snippet_lang = TargetLanguage::from_string(&lang_name, &[])
+    let _snippet_lang = TargetLanguage::from_string(&lang_name, None)
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("invalid language: {}", lang_name))?;
     let snippet_node = node
         .child_by_field_name("snippet")
diff --git a/crates/language/src/target_language.rs b/crates/language/src/target_language.rs
index ee7ccacaa..11ef37d7c 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/target_language.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/target_language.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use enum_dispatch::enum_dispatch;
-use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::hash::Hash;
@@ -159,14 +158,10 @@ impl PatternLanguage {
             .utf8_text(src.as_bytes())
             .ok()?;
         let lang = lang.trim();
-        let mut cursor = langdecl.walk();
-        let flavors = langdecl
-            .children_by_field_name("flavor", &mut cursor)
-            .filter(|f| f.is_named())
-            .map(|f| f.utf8_text(src.as_bytes()).ok())
-            .collect::<Option<Vec<Cow<str>>>>()?;
-        let flavors = flavors.iter().map(|s| s.as_ref()).collect_vec();
-        Self::from_string(lang, &flavors)
+        let flavor = langdecl
+            .child_by_field_name("flavor")
+            .and_then(|f| f.utf8_text(src.as_bytes()).ok());
+        Self::from_string(lang, flavor.as_deref())
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "builtin-parser"))]
@@ -188,12 +183,12 @@ impl PatternLanguage {
         Self::get_language_with_parser(&mut parser, src)
     }
 
-    pub fn from_string(name: &str, flavor: &[&str]) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn from_string(name: &str, flavor: Option<&str>) -> Option<Self> {
         match name {
             "js" => match flavor {
-                ["jsx"] => Some(Self::Tsx),
-                ["typescript"] => Some(Self::TypeScript),
-                ["js_do_not_use"] => Some(Self::JavaScript),
+                Some("jsx") => Some(Self::Tsx),
+                Some("typescript") => Some(Self::TypeScript),
+                Some("js_do_not_use") => Some(Self::JavaScript),
                 _ => Some(Self::Tsx),
             },
             "html" => Some(Self::Html),
@@ -202,8 +197,8 @@ impl PatternLanguage {
             "java" => Some(Self::Java),
             "csharp" => Some(Self::CSharp),
             "markdown" => match flavor {
-                ["block"] => Some(Self::MarkdownBlock),
-                ["inline"] => Some(Self::MarkdownInline),
+                Some("block") => Some(Self::MarkdownBlock),
+                Some("inline") => Some(Self::MarkdownInline),
                 _ => Some(Self::MarkdownInline),
             },
             "python" => Some(Self::Python),
@@ -580,7 +575,7 @@ impl TargetLanguage {
         PatternLanguage::get_language(src).map(|l| l.try_into().ok())?
     }
 
-    pub fn from_string(name: &str, flavor: &[&str]) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn from_string(name: &str, flavor: Option<&str>) -> Option<Self> {
         PatternLanguage::from_string(name, flavor).map(|l| l.try_into().ok())?
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/lsp/src/server.rs b/crates/lsp/src/server.rs
index 05b599665..ed39cf8f0 100644
--- a/crates/lsp/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/lsp/src/server.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl GritServer {
         })?;
         let range = convert_lsp_range_to_grit_range(&range, &document.text);
         let grit_files = get_grit_files_from_uri(document.uri.as_str(), true).await;
-        let language = PatternLanguage::from_string(language.as_str(), &[]).unwrap_or_default();
+        let language = PatternLanguage::from_string(language.as_str(), None).unwrap_or_default();
 
         apply_pattern_body(
             &document,