diff --git a/apps/spark/src/i18n.ts b/apps/spark/src/i18n.ts
index 0e5399b..946adfe 100644
--- a/apps/spark/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/apps/spark/src/i18n.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
-import { use, init } from "i18next";
+import i18next from "i18next";
 import { initReactI18next } from "react-i18next";
+
 import Backend from "i18next-http-backend";
 import LanguageDetector from "i18next-browser-languagedetector";
 
-// load translation using http -> see /public/locales (i.e. https://github.com/i18next/react-i18next/tree/master/example/react/public/locales)
-// learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend
-use(Backend);
-// detect user language
-// learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-browser-languageDetector
-use(LanguageDetector);
-// pass the i18n instance to react-i18next.
-use(initReactI18next);
-// init i18next
-// for all options read: https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options
-await init({
-  fallbackLng: "en",
-  debug: false,
-  interpolation: {
-    escapeValue: false, // not needed for react as it escapes by default
-  },
-  react: {
-    bindI18n: false,
-    useSuspense: false,
-  },
-});
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-named-as-default-member
+i18next
+  // load translation using http -> see /public/locales (i.e. https://github.com/i18next/react-i18next/tree/master/example/react/public/locales)
+  // learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-backend
+  .use(Backend)
+  // detect user language
+  // learn more: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-browser-languageDetector
+  .use(LanguageDetector)
+  // pass the i18n instance to react-i18next.
+  .use(initReactI18next)
+  // init i18next
+  // for all options read: https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options
+  .init({
+    fallbackLng: "en",
+    debug: false,
+    interpolation: {
+      escapeValue: false, // not needed for react as it escapes by default
+    },
+    react: {
+      bindI18n: false,
+      useSuspense: false,
+    },
+  });