diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 03bfd33..d9952b8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use rust_i18n::i18n;
 use rust_i18n::t;
-rust_i18n::i18n!("locales");
+i18n!("locales", fallback = "en");
 
 use fltk::{
     app::App,
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ fn run_cmd(cmd_string: &str, lang_env_var: Option<&str>) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    i18n!("locales", fallback = "en");
-
     let locale_key = "LANG";
     let locale = match env::var(locale_key) {
         Ok(val) => val,
-        _ => String::from(""),
+        _ => String::from("en"),
     };
 
     rust_i18n::set_locale(&locale);