diff --git a/src/global/AppLoading.tsx b/src/global/AppLoading.tsx
index 639a927..65d5eb5 100644
--- a/src/global/AppLoading.tsx
+++ b/src/global/AppLoading.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     {/* Loading hint */}
     {/* NOTE: This is not translated, as usually this component is shown when
               the translations are being loaded! */}
-    <span>Loading KristWeb...</span>
+    <span>setsetstsetsetestLoading KristWeb...</span>
   </div>;
 }
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index a28237d..754da8a 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // This file is part of KristWeb 2 under GPL-3.0.
 // Full details: https://github.com/tmpim/KristWeb2/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
 import "./utils/setup";
+import { i18nLoader } from "./utils/i18n";
 
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 
@@ -14,17 +15,20 @@
 // import reportWebVitals from "./reportWebVitals";
 
 debug("============================ APP STARTING ============================");
-debug("performing initial render");
-ReactDOM.render(
-  // FIXME: ant-design still has a few incompatibilities with StrictMode, most
-  //        notably in rc-menu. Keep an eye on the issue to track progress and
-  //        prepare for React 17:
-  //        https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/issues/26136
-  // <React.StrictMode>
-  <App />,
-  // </React.StrictMode>,
-  document.getElementById("root")
-);
+debug("waiting for i18n first");
+i18nLoader.then(() => {
+  debug("performing initial render");
+  ReactDOM.render(
+    // FIXME: ant-design still has a few incompatibilities with StrictMode, most
+    //        notably in rc-menu. Keep an eye on the issue to track progress and
+    //        prepare for React 17:
+    //        https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/issues/26136
+    // <React.StrictMode>
+    <App />,
+    // </React.StrictMode>,
+    document.getElementById("root")
+  );
+});
 
 // If you want to start measuring performance in your app, pass a function
 // to log results (for example: reportWebVitals(console.log))
diff --git a/src/utils/i18n.ts b/src/utils/i18n.ts
index 240d231..83b3770 100644
--- a/src/utils/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/utils/i18n.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   "contributors": []
 }};*/
 
-i18n
+export const i18nLoader = i18n
   .use(Backend)
   .use(LanguageDetector)
   .use(initReactI18next)