diff --git a/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb b/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
index 3a53e5875c3..af237e9b6f3 100644
--- a/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
+++ b/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module I18n
     LOAD_MUTEX = Mutex.new
     def load_locale(locale)
       LOAD_MUTEX.synchronize do
-        return if @loaded_locales.include?(config.locale)
+        return if @loaded_locales.include?(locale)
 
         if @loaded_locales.empty?
           # load all rb files