diff --git a/src/i18n.ts b/src/i18n.ts
index 7d8fb99a..0cc4c0ba 100644
--- a/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/i18n.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export class I18N {
     };
 
     this.i18nextDeferred = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.i18next = this.i18next.createInstance(options || defaultOptions, (err) => {
-        if (err) {
+      this.i18next.init(options || defaultOptions, (err) => {
+        if (err && !Array.isArray(err)) {
           reject(err);
         }