diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
index 629f1eec8..cfba51c40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ export async function init(): Promise<void> {
     UpdateConfig.setTapeMode("off");
   }
 
-  if (Config.lazyMode && language.noLazyMode) {
+  const allowLazyMode = !language.noLazyMode || Config.mode === "custom";
+  if (Config.lazyMode && !allowLazyMode) {
     rememberLazyMode = true;
     Notifications.add("This language does not support lazy mode.", 0, {
       important: true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/words-generator.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/words-generator.ts
index a79aeb08a..7ea035327 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/words-generator.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/words-generator.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ function applyLazyModeToWord(
   word: string,
   language: MonkeyTypes.LanguageObject
 ): string {
-  if (Config.lazyMode && !language.noLazyMode) {
+  const allowLazyMode = !language.noLazyMode || Config.mode === "custom";
+  if (Config.lazyMode && allowLazyMode) {
     word = LazyMode.replaceAccents(word, language.additionalAccents);
   }
   return word;