diff --git a/website/client/src/app.vue b/website/client/src/app.vue
index 31b6a912b4..d6174f9ac2 100644
--- a/website/client/src/app.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/app.vue
@@ -406,7 +406,10 @@ export default {
         this.$store.state.isUserLoaded = true;
         Analytics.setUser();
         Analytics.updateUser();
-
+        return axios.get('/api/v4/i18n/browser-script', { language: this.user.preferences.language });
+      }).then(() => {
+        const i18nData = window && window['habitica-i18n'];
+        this.$loadLocale(i18nData);
         this.hideLoadingScreen();
 
         // Adjust the timezone offset
diff --git a/website/client/src/libs/i18n.js b/website/client/src/libs/i18n.js
index 35d0233f37..7079d7e4eb 100644
--- a/website/client/src/libs/i18n.js
+++ b/website/client/src/libs/i18n.js
@@ -4,28 +4,32 @@
 import moment from 'moment';
 import i18n from '@/../../common/script/i18n';
 
+function loadLocale (i18nData) {
+  // Load i18n strings
+  i18n.strings = i18nData.strings;
+
+  // Load Moment.js locale
+  const { language } = i18nData;
+
+  if (language && i18nData.momentLang && language.momentLangCode) {
+    // Make moment available under `window` so that the locale can be set
+    window.moment = moment;
+
+    // Execute the script and set the locale
+    const head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
+    const script = document.createElement('script');
+    script.type = 'text/javascript';
+    script.text = i18nData.momentLang;
+    head.appendChild(script);
+    moment.locale(language.momentLangCode);
+  }
+}
+
 export default {
   install (Vue, { i18nData }) {
-    if (i18nData) {
-      // Load i18n strings
-      i18n.strings = i18nData.strings;
+    if (i18nData) loadLocale(i18nData);
 
-      // Load Moment.js locale
-      const { language } = i18nData;
-
-      if (language && i18nData.momentLang && language.momentLangCode) {
-        // Make moment available under `window` so that the locale can be set
-        window.moment = moment;
-
-        // Execute the script and set the locale
-        const head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
-        const script = document.createElement('script');
-        script.type = 'text/javascript';
-        script.text = i18nData.momentLang;
-        head.appendChild(script);
-        moment.locale(language.momentLangCode);
-      }
-    }
+    Vue.prototype.$loadLocale = loadLocale;
 
     Vue.prototype.$t = function translateString (...args) {
       return i18n.t.apply(null, [...args]);