diff --git a/ui/js/actions/settings.js b/ui/js/actions/settings.js
index 7038fd284..195a42ece 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/settings.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import batchActions from "util/batchActions";
 import lbry from "lbry";
 import fs from "fs";
 import http from "http";
+import { remote } from "electron";
 
 export function doFetchDaemonSettings() {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export function doSetClientSetting(key, value) {
 
 export function doDownloadLanguage(langFile) {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
-    const destinationPath = `app/locales/${langFile}`;
+    const destinationPath = app.i18n.directory + "/" + langFile;
     const language = langFile.replace(".json", "");
     const req = http.get(
       {
diff --git a/ui/js/app.js b/ui/js/app.js
index ecbb5f83c..0aa908904 100644
--- a/ui/js/app.js
+++ b/ui/js/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import store from "store.js";
 import lbry from "./lbry.js";
+import { remote } from "electron";
 import * as settings from "constants/settings";
 
 const env = ENV;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const language = lbry.getClientSetting(settings.LANGUAGE)
   ? lbry.getClientSetting(settings.LANGUAGE)
   : "en";
 const i18n = require("y18n")({
-  directory: "app/locales",
+  directory: remote.app.getAppPath() + "/locales",
   updateFiles: false,
   locale: language,
 });