diff --git a/apps/client-standalone/src/local-server-worker.ts b/apps/client-standalone/src/local-server-worker.ts
index fff7e48f4f..08f33a2a68 100644
--- a/apps/client-standalone/src/local-server-worker.ts
+++ b/apps/client-standalone/src/local-server-worker.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function initialize(): Promise<void> {
 
             console.log("[Worker] Loading @triliumnext/core...");
             coreModule = await import("@triliumnext/core");
-            coreModule.initializeCore({
+            await coreModule.initializeCore({
                 executionContext: new BrowserExecutionContext(),
                 crypto: new BrowserCryptoProvider(),
                 messaging: messagingProvider,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/main.ts b/apps/server/src/main.ts
index 4998f8c01b..d32ff11afa 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/main.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function startApplication() {
     const dbProvider = new BetterSqlite3Provider();
     dbProvider.loadFromFile(DOCUMENT_PATH, config.General.readOnly);
 
-    initializeCore({
+    await initializeCore({
         dbConfig: {
             provider: dbProvider,
             isReadOnly: config.General.readOnly,
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
index 418d809a5e..19a8228bff 100644
--- a/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export type { NoteParams } from "./services/notes";
 export * as sanitize from "./services/sanitizer";
 export * as routes from "./routes";
 
-export function initializeCore({ dbConfig, executionContext, crypto, translations, messaging, extraAppInfo }: {
+export async function initializeCore({ dbConfig, executionContext, crypto, translations, messaging, extraAppInfo }: {
     dbConfig: SqlServiceParams,
     executionContext: ExecutionContext,
     crypto: CryptoProvider,
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ export function initializeCore({ dbConfig, executionContext, crypto, translation
     };
 }) {
     initLog();
+    await initTranslations(translations);
     initCrypto(crypto);
     initSql(new SqlService(dbConfig, getLog()));
     initContext(executionContext);
-    initTranslations(translations);
     Object.assign(appInfo, extraAppInfo);
     if (messaging) {
         initMessaging(messaging);