diff --git a/src/translation.js b/src/translation.js
index b27729b1e..14986e72e 100644
--- a/src/translation.js
+++ b/src/translation.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function getTranslations(callback) {
 
     var fallback = {};
     try {
-        fallback = require(path.join(TRANSLATION_FOLDER, 'en.json'));
+        fallback = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(TRANSLATION_FOLDER, 'en.json'), 'utf8'));
     } catch (e) {
         console.error('Fallback language en not found', e);
     }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function getTranslations(callback) {
 
         var translations = {};
         try {
-            translations = require(path.join(TRANSLATION_FOLDER, lang + '.json'));
+            translations = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(TRANSLATION_FOLDER, lang + '.json'), 'utf8'));
         } catch (e) {
             console.error(`Requested language ${lang} not found`, e);
         }