diff --git a/src/locales/en.ini b/src/locales/en.ini
index 95b8eaddd..6077c1f5a 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ini
+++ b/src/locales/en.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[en]
+[*]
 index.newPad = New Pad
 index.createOpenPad = or create/open a Pad with the name:
 pad.toolbar.bold.title = Bold (Ctrl-B)
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/i18n.js b/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
index 6238f2cbd..50946c426 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ var Globalize = require('globalize')
 
 var localesPath = __dirname+"/../../locales";
 
-var localeIndex = '[*]\r\n@import url(locales/en.ini)\r\n';
+// Serve English strings directly with /locales.ini
+var localeIndex = fs.readFileSync(localesPath+'/en.ini')+'\r\n';
+
 exports.availableLangs = {en: 'English'};
 
 fs.readdir(localesPath, function(er, files) {
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index c1214007f..9fd33a26a 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0">
         <link rel="resource" type="application/l10n" href="locales.ini" />
         <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<%=settings.favicon%>">
+        
+        <script type="text/javascript"> 
+            (function(document) {
+              // Set language for l10n
+              var language = document.cookie.match(/language=(\w{2})/);
+              if(language) document.documentElement.lang = language[1];
+            })(document)
+        </script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="static/js/l10n.js" async></script>
 
         <style>
             html, body {
@@ -184,14 +193,7 @@
                 return randomstring;
             }
             
-            (function(document) {
-              // Set language for l10n
-              var language = document.cookie.match(/language=(\w{2})/);
-              if(language) document.documentElement.lang = language[1];
-            })(document)
-            
             // start the custom js
             if (typeof customStart == "function") customStart();
         </script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="static/js/l10n.js"></script>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 35f0b5dee..82bd10704 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -32,11 +32,17 @@
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0">
+        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<%=settings.favicon%>">
 
         <link rel="resource" type="application/l10n" href="../locales.ini" />
-
-
-        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<%=settings.favicon%>">
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            (function() {
+              // Set language for l10n
+              var language = document.cookie.match(/language=(\w{2})/);
+              if(language) document.documentElement.lang = language[1];
+            })();
+        </script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="../static/js/l10n.js" async></script>
 
         <% e.begin_block("styles"); %>
         <link href="../static/css/pad.css" rel="stylesheet">
@@ -381,14 +387,9 @@
                 // call original error handler
                 if(typeof(originalHandler) == 'function') originalHandler.call(null, arguments);
               };
-              
-              // Set language for l10n
-              var language = document.cookie.match(/language=(\w{2})/);
-              if(language) document.documentElement.lang = language[1];
             })();
         </script>
         
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="../static/js/l10n.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="../static/js/require-kernel.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
 
diff --git a/src/templates/timeslider.html b/src/templates/timeslider.html
index ca5f27892..dfeee16c7 100644
--- a/src/templates/timeslider.html
+++ b/src/templates/timeslider.html
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<%=settings.favicon%>">
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="../../static/js/l10n.js"></script>
   <link rel="resource" type="application/l10n" href="../../locales.ini" />
+  
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    (function() {
+      // Set language for l10n
+      var language = document.cookie.match(/language=(\w{2})/);
+      if(language) document.documentElement.lang = language[1];
+    })();
+  </script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../../static/js/l10n.js" async></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../static/css/pad.css">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../static/css/timeslider.css">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../static/custom/timeslider.css">
@@ -169,15 +177,6 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 
-<script type="text/javascript">
-    (function() {
-      // Set language for l10n
-      var language = document.cookie.match(/language=(\w{2})/);
-      if(language) document.documentElement.lang = language[1];
-    })();
-</script>
-
-<script type="text/javascript" src="../../static/js/l10n.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="../../static/js/require-kernel.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="../../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>