diff --git a/lib/utils/i18n.js b/lib/utils/i18n.js
index d504e9af0..c3253b78a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/i18n.js
+++ b/lib/utils/i18n.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ var LOCALES = _.map(fs.readdirSync(I18N_PATH), function(lang) {
 i18n.configure({
     locales: LOCALES,
     directory: I18N_PATH,
-    defaultLocale: DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
+    defaultLocale: DEFAULT_LANGUAGE,
+    updateFiles: false
 });
 
 var compareLocales = function(lang, locale) {