diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
index 4bbd815ebc2fa667580893ddcacce1b4f17c9370..e393dff96d5a0a69007dc035a4dfa5225a7a2db2 100644
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ i18n
       // not needed for react as it escapes by default
       escapeValue: false,
     },
+    backend: {
+      loadPath: '/locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
+    },
   });
 
 export default i18n;