diff --git a/bricks/bricks.js b/bricks/bricks.js
index 28e553b..1ff6ee7 100644
--- a/bricks/bricks.js
+++ b/bricks/bricks.js
@@ -706,17 +706,8 @@ bricks.App = class extends bricks.Layout {
 	get_session(){
 		return this.session_id;
 	}
-	async setup_i18n(){
-		let params = {'lang':this.lang};
-		var jc = new bricks.HttpJson();
-		d = await jc.httpcall(desc.url, {
-					"method":desc.method||'GET', 
-					params:params
-					}
-		);
-		this.i18n.setup_dict(d);
-	}
 	async build(){
+		await this.i18n.change_lang(this.lang)
 		var opts = bricks.extend({}, this.opts.widget);
 		var w = await bricks.widgetBuild(opts, bricks.Body);
 		if (!w){
diff --git a/bricks/widget.js b/bricks/widget.js
index af37877..1d8704c 100644
--- a/bricks/widget.js
+++ b/bricks/widget.js
@@ -392,10 +392,9 @@ bricks.TextBase = class extends bricks.JsWidget {
 		if (this.opts.hasOwnProperty('i18n')){
 			this.i18n = this.opts.i18n;
 		}
-		this._i18n = new bricks.I18n();
 		this.set_style('flexShrink', '0'); 
 		if (this.i18n && this.otext) {
-			this.text = this._i18n._(this.otext);
+			this.text = bricks.app.i18n._(this.otext);
 		}
 		this.dom_element.innerHTML = this.text;
 	}
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ bricks.TextBase = class extends bricks.JsWidget {
 		var text;
 		this.otext = otxt;
 		if (this.i18n) {
-			text = this._i18n._(this.otext);
+			text = bricks.app.i18n._(this.otext);
 		} else {
 			text = this.otext;
 		}