diff --git a/scripts/devRunner.js b/scripts/devRunner.js
index cbd24241..a981080c 100644
--- a/scripts/devRunner.js
+++ b/scripts/devRunner.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
 // process.env.ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING = true
+process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = false;
 
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const electron = require('electron');
diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n/index.js b/src/renderer/i18n/index.js
index 19441c4d..b532bef1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n/dist/vue-i18n.esm-bundler.js';// NOTES: temporary fix to compile error
+import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n/dist/vue-i18n.esm-bundler';
 
-const i18n = locale => createI18n({
-   locale,
+const i18n = createI18n({
+   fallbackLocale: 'en-US',
    messages: {
       'en-US': require('./en-US'),
       'it-IT': require('./it-IT'),
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.js b/src/renderer/index.js
index ff7b2184..f4f234b1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import App from '@/App.vue';
 import { store } from '@/store';
 import i18n from '@/i18n';
 
+i18n.global.locale = store.state.settings.locale;
+
 const app = createApp(App);
 app.use(store);
-app.use(i18n(store.state.settings.locale));
+app.use(i18n);
 app.mount('#app');
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/index.js b/src/renderer/store/index.js
index 264b5dfa..6cfaa62c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 import { createStore } from 'vuex/dist/vuex.esm-bundler';
-// import Vue from 'vue';
-// import Vuex from 'vuex';
 
 import application from './modules/application.store';
 import settings from './modules/settings.store';
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.store.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.store.js
index 8dc29298..5fbf2280 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.store.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/settings.store.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default {
    mutations: {
       SET_LOCALE (state, locale) {
          state.locale = locale;
-         i18n.locale = locale;
+         i18n.global.locale = locale;
          persistentStore.set('locale', state.locale);
       },
       SET_DATA_TAB_LIMIT (state, limit) {
diff --git a/webpack.renderer.config.js b/webpack.renderer.config.js
index 18cb9a68..c6756216 100644
--- a/webpack.renderer.config.js
+++ b/webpack.renderer.config.js
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ const config = {
       }),
       new VueLoaderPlugin(),
       new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+         __VUE_OPTIONS_API__: true,
+         __VUE_PROD_DEVTOOLS__: isDevMode,
+         __VUE_I18N_LEGACY_API__: true,
+         __VUE_I18N_FULL_INSTALL__: true,
+         __INTLIFY_PROD_DEVTOOLS__: isDevMode,
          'process.env': {
             PACKAGE_VERSION: `"${version}"`,
             APP_CONTRIBUTORS: `"${parsedContributors}"`