diff --git a/lib/i18n.js b/lib/i18n.js
index 528e272cdc9a57fc751569dd203191f8a22ce43a..45944b200a105aff8df26b0f41b25a3d457a4610 100644
--- a/lib/i18n.js
+++ b/lib/i18n.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 var logger = require('./logging.js').logger,
     Gettext = require('node-gettext'),
     path = require('path'),
-    util = require('util');
+    util = require('util'),
+    fs = require('fs');
 
 const BIDI_RTL_LANGS = ['ar', 'db-LB', 'fa', 'he'];