diff --git a/novelwriter/config.py b/novelwriter/config.py
index d0bd7fc3..ed4eee65 100644
--- a/novelwriter/config.py
+++ b/novelwriter/config.py
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ class Config:
 
         # Localisation
         # Note that these paths must be strings
-        self._qLocale    = QLocale.system()
-        self._qtTrans    = {}
+        self._nwLangPath = self._appPath / "assets" / "i18n"
         self._qtLangPath = QLibraryInfo.location(QLibraryInfo.TranslationsPath)
-        self._nwLangPath = str(self._appPath / "assets" / "i18n")
+
+        wantedLocale = self._nwLangPath / f"nw_{QLocale.system().name()}.qm"
+        self._qLocale = QLocale.system() if wantedLocale.exists() else QLocale("en_GB")
+        self._qtTrans = {}
 
         # PDF Manual
         pdfDocs = self._appPath / "assets" / "manual.pdf"
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ class Config:
         else:
             return []
 
-        for qmFile in Path(self._nwLangPath).iterdir():
+        for qmFile in self._nwLangPath.iterdir():
             qmName = qmFile.name
             if not (qmFile.is_file() and qmName.startswith(fPre) and qmName.endswith(fExt)):
                 continue
@@ -495,8 +497,8 @@ class Config:
         self._qtTrans = {}
 
         langList = [
-            (self._qtLangPath, "qtbase"),  # Qt 5.x
-            (self._nwLangPath, "nw"),      # novelWriter
+            (self._qtLangPath, "qtbase"),   # Qt 5.x
+            (str(self._nwLangPath), "nw"),  # novelWriter
         ]
         for lngPath, lngBase in langList:
             for lngCode in self._qLocale.uiLanguages():
diff --git a/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py b/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py
index 0f953f81..2b29444b 100644
--- a/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_base/test_base_config.py
@@ -166,21 +166,21 @@ def testBaseConfig_Localisation(fncPath, tstPaths):
 
     i18nDir = fncPath / "i18n"
     i18nDir.mkdir()
-    tstConf._nwLangPath = str(i18nDir)
+    tstConf._nwLangPath = i18nDir
 
     copyfile(tstPaths.filesDir / "nw_en_GB.qm", i18nDir / "nw_en_GB.qm")
     writeFile(i18nDir / "nw_en_GB.ts", "")
     writeFile(i18nDir / "nw_abcd.qm", "")
 
     tstApp = MockApp()
-    tstConf.initLocalisation(tstApp)
+    tstConf.initLocalisation(tstApp)  # type: ignore
 
     # Check Lists
     theList = tstConf.listLanguages(tstConf.LANG_NW)
     assert theList == [("en_GB", "British English")]
     theList = tstConf.listLanguages(tstConf.LANG_PROJ)
     assert theList == [("en_GB", "British English")]
-    theList = tstConf.listLanguages(None)
+    theList = tstConf.listLanguages(None)  # type: ignore
     assert theList == []
 
     # Add Language