diff --git a/src/js/form-render.js b/src/js/form-render.js
index 8331960eb..9c268e97c 100644
--- a/src/js/form-render.js
+++ b/src/js/form-render.js
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@ class FormRender {
     this.options = jQuery.extend(true, defaults, options)
     this.instanceContainers = []
 
-    //Override any sanitizer configuration
-    setSanitizerConfig(this.options.sanitizerOptions)
-
+    this.mi18nLoading = null
     if (!mi18n.current) {
-      mi18n.init(this.options.i18n)
+      this.mi18nLoading = mi18n.init(this.options.i18n)
     }
 
+    //Override any sanitizer configuration
+    setSanitizerConfig(this.options.sanitizerOptions)
+
     // parse any passed formData
     if (this.options.formData) {
       this.options.formData = this.parseFormData(this.options.formData)
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ class FormRender {
    * @param {number} instanceIndex - instance index
    * @return {Object} rendered form
    */
-  render(element = null, instanceIndex = 0) {
+  async render(element = null, instanceIndex = 0) {
     const formRender = this
     const opts = this.options
     element = this.getElement(element)
@@ -197,6 +198,11 @@ class FormRender {
       }
     }
 
+    if (this.mi18nLoading) {
+      await this.mi18nLoading
+      this.mi18nLoading = null
+    }
+
     // Begin the core plugin
     const rendered = []