diff --git a/js/src/utils/i18n.ts b/js/src/utils/i18n.ts
index ff4a5764c..06c213b4e 100644
--- a/js/src/utils/i18n.ts
+++ b/js/src/utils/i18n.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export const i18n = new VueI18n({
   fallbackLocale: DEFAULT_LOCALE,
   formatFallbackMessages: true,
   pluralizationRules,
+  fallbackRootWithEmptyString: true,
 });
 
 console.debug("set VueI18n with default locale", DEFAULT_LOCALE);