diff --git a/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb b/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb
index 0f5df274eeb..a326b2060df 100644
--- a/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require 'i18n/backend/fallback_locale_list'
 I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::DiscourseI18n.new
 I18n.fallbacks = I18n::Backend::FallbackLocaleList.new
 I18n.config.missing_interpolation_argument_handler = proc { throw(:exception) }
+I18n.reload!
 I18n.init_accelerator!
 
 unless Rails.env.test?