diff --git a/src/game/src/locale.cpp b/src/game/src/locale.cpp
index 817fad6..b234434 100644
--- a/src/game/src/locale.cpp
+++ b/src/game/src/locale.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const char * locale_find(const char *string)
 		strlcpy(s_line + 5, string, sizeof(s_line) - 5);
 
 		SPDLOG_ERROR("LOCALE_ERROR: \"{}\";", string);
-		return string;
+		return s_line;
 	}
 
 	return iter->second.c_str();