diff --git a/src/editor/EditorStartup.js b/src/editor/EditorStartup.js
index 367e3ec9..891f749a 100644
--- a/src/editor/EditorStartup.js
+++ b/src/editor/EditorStartup.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class EditorStartup {
   * @returns {void}
   */
   async init () {
+    if ('localStorage' in window) { // && onWeb removed so Webkit works locally
+      this.storage = window.localStorage;
+    }
+    this.configObj.load();
     const self = this;
     const { i18next } = await putLocale(this.configObj.pref('lang'), this.goodLangs);
     this.i18next = i18next;
@@ -97,12 +101,6 @@ class EditorStartup {
       console.error(err);
     }
 
-    if ('localStorage' in window) { // && onWeb removed so Webkit works locally
-      this.storage = window.localStorage;
-    }
-
-    this.configObj.load();
-
     /**
     * @name module:SVGthis.canvas
     * @type {module:svgcanvas.SvgCanvas}
diff --git a/src/editor/MainMenu.js b/src/editor/MainMenu.js
index b07b0425..644bc216 100644
--- a/src/editor/MainMenu.js
+++ b/src/editor/MainMenu.js
@@ -111,11 +111,8 @@ class MainMenu {
 
     // set language
     if (lang && lang !== this.editor.configObj.pref("lang")) {
-      const { langParam, langData } = await this.editor.putLocale(
-        lang,
-        this.editor.goodLangs
-      );
-      await this.editor.svgCanvassetLang(langParam, langData);
+      this.editor.configObj.pref("lang", lang);
+      seAlert('Changing the language needs reload');
     }
 
     // set grid setting
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ class MainMenu {
     this.editor.configObj.curConfig.baseUnit = baseunit;
     this.editor.svgCanvas.setConfig(this.editor.configObj.curConfig);
     this.editor.updateCanvas();
-    this.editor.hidePreferences();
+    this.hidePreferences();
   }
 
   /**