diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 4da2cd95bf..aef9719f16 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 		// Initialize i18n even if we didn't get a backend config,
 		// so `/error` can show something that's not `undefined`.
 
-		initI18n();
+		initI18n(localStorage?.locale);
 		if (!localStorage.locale) {
 			const languages = await getLanguages();
 			const browserLanguages = navigator.languages