diff --git a/tiramisu/i18n.py b/tiramisu/i18n.py
index 624cf3b..4f8bc26 100644
--- a/tiramisu/i18n.py
+++ b/tiramisu/i18n.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LOCALE_DIR = os.path.join(APP_DIR, 'locale')
 DEFAULT_LANG = os.environ.get('LANG', '').split(':')
 DEFAULT_LANG += ['en_US']
 
+languages = []
 lc, encoding = locale.getdefaultlocale()
 if lc:
     languages = [lc]