diff --git a/lib/renderer/extensions/i18n.js b/lib/renderer/extensions/i18n.js
index 34a559bedb39..168a29ef577f 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/extensions/i18n.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/extensions/i18n.js
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 
+const getExtensionMetadata = () => {
+  return ipcRenderer.sendSync('CHROME_I18N_MANIFEST', chrome.runtime.id)
+}
+
 const getMessagesPath = (language) => {
-  const manifest = ipcRenderer.sendSync('CHROME_I18N_MANIFEST', chrome.runtime.id)
-  let messagesPath = path.join(manifest.srcDirectory, '_locales', language, 'messages.json')
+  const {srcDirectory, default_locale} = getExtensionMetadata()
+  const localesDirectory = path.join(srcDirectory, '_locales')
+  let messagesPath = path.join(localesDirectory, language, 'messages.json')
   if (!fs.statSyncNoException(messagesPath)) {
-    messagesPath = path.join(manifest.srcDirectory, '_locales', manifest.default_locale, 'messages.json')
+    messagesPath = path.join(localesDirectory, default_locale, 'messages.json')
   }
   return messagesPath
 }