diff --git a/src/cards/wakatime-card.js b/src/cards/wakatime-card.js
index 8b042fd..e7af1df 100644
--- a/src/cards/wakatime-card.js
+++ b/src/cards/wakatime-card.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const recalculatePercentages = (languages) => {
  * @returns {string} WakaTime card SVG.
  */
 const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
-  let { languages } = stats;
+  let { languages = [] } = stats;
   const {
     hide_title = false,
     hide_border = false,
@@ -174,20 +174,24 @@ const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
     custom_title,
     locale,
     layout,
-    langs_count = languages ? languages.length : 0,
+    langs_count = languages.length,
     border_radius,
     border_color,
   } = options;
 
   const shouldHideLangs = Array.isArray(hide) && hide.length > 0;
-  if (shouldHideLangs && languages !== undefined) {
+  if (shouldHideLangs) {
     const languagesToHide = new Set(hide.map((lang) => lowercaseTrim(lang)));
     languages = languages.filter(
       (lang) => !languagesToHide.has(lowercaseTrim(lang.name)),
     );
-    recalculatePercentages(languages);
   }
 
+  // Since the percentages are sorted in descending order, we can just
+  // slice from the beginning without sorting.
+  languages = languages.slice(0, langs_count);
+  recalculatePercentages(languages);
+
   const i18n = new I18n({
     locale,
     translations: wakatimeCardLocales,
@@ -209,10 +213,8 @@ const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
     });
 
   const filteredLanguages = languages
-    ? languages
-        .filter((language) => language.hours || language.minutes)
-        .slice(0, langsCount)
-    : [];
+    .filter((language) => language.hours || language.minutes)
+    .slice(0, langsCount);
 
   // Calculate the card height depending on how many items there are
   // but if rank circle is visible clamp the minimum height to `150`
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap
index dd9ffd3..416ead9 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ exports[`Test Render Wakatime Card should render correctly with compact layout 1
             data-testid="lang-progress"
             x="0"
             y="0"
-            width="6.6495"
+            width="415.61699999999996"
             height="8"
             fill="#858585"
           />
@@ -130,9 +130,167 @@ exports[`Test Render Wakatime Card should render correctly with compact layout 1
           <rect
             mask="url(#rect-mask)"
             data-testid="lang-progress"
-            x="6.6495"
+            x="415.61699999999996"
             y="0"
-            width="0.465"
+            width="29.0625"
+            height="8"
+            fill="#3178c6"
+          />
+        
+      
+    <g transform="translate(25, 25)">
+      <circle cx="5" cy="6" r="5" fill="#858585" />
+      <text data-testid="lang-name" x="15" y="10" class='lang-name'>
+        Other - 19 mins
+      </text>
+    </g>
+  
+    <g transform="translate(230, 25)">
+      <circle cx="5" cy="6" r="5" fill="#3178c6" />
+      <text data-testid="lang-name" x="15" y="10" class='lang-name'>
+        TypeScript - 1 min
+      </text>
+    </g>
+  
+    
+    </svg>
+  
+        </g>
+      </svg>
+    "
+`;
+
+exports[`Test Render Wakatime Card should render correctly with compact layout when langs_count is set 1`] = `
+"
+      <svg
+        width="495"
+        height="115"
+        viewBox="0 0 495 115"
+        fill="none"
+        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+        role="img"
+        aria-labelledby="descId"
+      >
+        <title id="titleId"></title>
+        <desc id="descId"></desc>
+        <style>
+          .header {
+            font: 600 18px 'Segoe UI', Ubuntu, Sans-Serif;
+            fill: #2f80ed;
+            animation: fadeInAnimation 0.8s ease-in-out forwards;
+          }
+          @supports(-moz-appearance: auto) {
+            /* Selector detects Firefox */
+            .header { font-size: 15.5px; }
+          }
+          
+    
+    .stat {
+      font: 600 14px 'Segoe UI', Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", Sans-Serif; fill: #434d58;
+    }
+    @supports(-moz-appearance: auto) {
+      /* Selector detects Firefox */
+      .stat { font-size:12px; }
+    }
+    .stagger {
+      opacity: 0;
+      animation: fadeInAnimation 0.3s ease-in-out forwards;
+    }
+    .rank-text {
+      font: 800 24px 'Segoe UI', Ubuntu, Sans-Serif; fill: #434d58;
+      animation: scaleInAnimation 0.3s ease-in-out forwards;
+    }
+    
+    .not_bold { font-weight: 400 }
+    .bold { font-weight: 700 }
+    .icon {
+      fill: #4c71f2;
+      display: none;
+    }
+
+    .rank-circle-rim {
+      stroke: #2f80ed;
+      fill: none;
+      stroke-width: 6;
+      opacity: 0.2;
+    }
+    .rank-circle {
+      stroke: #2f80ed;
+      stroke-dasharray: 250;
+      fill: none;
+      stroke-width: 6;
+      stroke-linecap: round;
+      opacity: 0.8;
+      transform-origin: -10px 8px;
+      transform: rotate(-90deg);
+      animation: rankAnimation 1s forwards ease-in-out;
+    }
+    
+  
+    .lang-name { font: 400 11px 'Segoe UI', Ubuntu, Sans-Serif; fill: #434d58 }
+    
+
+          
+          
+        </style>
+
+        
+
+        <rect
+          data-testid="card-bg"
+          x="0.5"
+          y="0.5"
+          rx="4.5"
+          height="99%"
+          stroke="#e4e2e2"
+          width="494"
+          fill="#fffefe"
+          stroke-opacity="1"
+        />
+
+        
+      <g
+        data-testid="card-title"
+        transform="translate(25, 35)"
+      >
+        <g transform="translate(0, 0)">
+      <text
+        x="0"
+        y="0"
+        class="header"
+        data-testid="header"
+      >Wakatime Stats</text>
+    </g>
+      </g>
+    
+
+        <g
+          data-testid="main-card-body"
+          transform="translate(0, 55)"
+        >
+          
+    <svg x="0" y="0" width="100%">
+      
+      <mask id="rect-mask">
+      <rect x="25" y="0" width="440" height="8" fill="white" rx="5" />
+      </mask>
+      
+          <rect
+            mask="url(#rect-mask)"
+            data-testid="lang-progress"
+            x="0"
+            y="0"
+            width="436.4025"
+            height="8"
+            fill="#858585"
+          />
+        
+          <rect
+            mask="url(#rect-mask)"
+            data-testid="lang-progress"
+            x="436.4025"
+            y="0"
+            width="30.503999999999998"
             height="8"
             fill="#3178c6"
           />
diff --git a/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js b/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js
index 098e9f7..67969be 100644
--- a/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js
+++ b/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ describe("Test Render Wakatime Card", () => {
     expect(card).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it("should render correctly with compact layout when langs_count is set", () => {
+    const card = renderWakatimeCard(wakaTimeData.data, {
+      layout: "compact",
+      langs_count: 2,
+    });
+
+    expect(card).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   it("should hide languages when hide is passed", () => {
     document.body.innerHTML = renderWakatimeCard(wakaTimeData.data, {
       hide: ["YAML", "Other"],