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--- a/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43a84ee50..fc1853c0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@
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     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "go-ipfs": "0.10.0",
-    "i18next": "^20.6.0",
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diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
index 4ae839f7a..6e6d69c69 100644
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { join } = require('path')
 const { ipcMain } = require('electron')
 const i18n = require('i18next')
 const ICU = require('i18next-icu')
-const Backend = require('i18next-node-fs-backend')
+const Backend = require('i18next-fs-backend')
 const store = require('./common/store')
 
 module.exports = async function () {