diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd9285eb..fd6df591 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "^3.5.5",
-    "i18next": "^17.0.11",
+    "i18next": "^18.0.1",
     "i18next-xhr-backend": "^3.1.1",
     "inflection": "1.12.0",
     "jbox": "1.0.5",
diff --git a/src/js/localization.js b/src/js/localization.js
index 05d59c91..6503d3d8 100644
--- a/src/js/localization.js
+++ b/src/js/localization.js
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ i18n.init = function(cb) {
                         console.log('i18n system loaded');
                         var detectedLanguage = i18n.getMessage('language_' + getValidLocale("DEFAULT"));
                         i18n.addResources({"detectedLanguage": detectedLanguage });
+                        i18next.on('languageChanged', function (newLang) {
+                            i18n.localizePage(true);
+                            updateStatusBarVersion();
+                        });
                     }
                     if (cb !== undefined) {
                         cb();
                     }
             });
     });
-    // This function should do the same things that the i18n.localizePage function below does.
-    i18next.on('languageChanged', function (newLang) {
-      i18n.localizePage(true);
-      updateStatusBarVersion();
-    });
+
 }
 
 i18n.changeLanguage = function(languageSelected) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 10302ed4..9bdb72c0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2484,10 +2484,10 @@ i18next-xhr-backend@^3.1.1:
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.5.5"
 
-i18next@^17.0.11:
-  version "17.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next/-/i18next-17.3.0.tgz#6223799605303607243ce7c4c9846b205c14cd9c"
-  integrity sha512-4sJ6CHhLu/+xOEo3wresVl7jhC92bXhBkZYigJRzXCljzlgdayNhP/+0K+76GHmFTlL/OHg/hw04Praph9SJsA==
+i18next@^18.0.1:
+  version "18.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next/-/i18next-18.0.1.tgz#10841209f6983df4d8e367204da403d8cbc609cf"
+  integrity sha512-KWd9qMFXw0qjxF7cTAqQselPCYoHfaLvBs8c6JcNzaQKVxbAlE/wv9EZXPy+JlKUcXCT0qgjcmxrJjmbnEp60A==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"