diff --git a/src/public/app/components/app_context.js b/src/public/app/components/app_context.js
index 3981c46c1..04c11e8b7 100644
--- a/src/public/app/components/app_context.js
+++ b/src/public/app/components/app_context.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AppContext extends Component {
      */
     async earlyInit() {
         await options.initializedPromise;
-        initLocale();
+        await initLocale();
     }
 
     setLayout(layout) {        
diff --git a/src/public/app/desktop.js b/src/public/app/desktop.js
index 235502f31..febb9a8f9 100644
--- a/src/public/app/desktop.js
+++ b/src/public/app/desktop.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import glob from "./services/glob.js";
 import { t } from "./services/i18n.js";
 
 bundleService.getWidgetBundlesByParent().then(async widgetBundles => {
-    appContext.earlyInit();
+    await appContext.earlyInit();
     
     // A dynamic import is required for layouts since they initialize components which require translations.
     const DesktopLayout = (await import("./layouts/desktop_layout.js")).default;