diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp
index 41d5966ab..46bafab85 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp
@@ -168,17 +168,17 @@ TZLoader::tryLoad( QTranslator* translator )
 static void
 loadSingletonTranslator( TranslationLoader&& loader, QTranslator*& translator_p )
 {
-    QTranslator* translator = new QTranslator();
-    loader.tryLoad( translator );
-
-    if ( translator_p )
+    if ( !translator_p )
     {
-        QCoreApplication::removeTranslator( translator_p );
-        delete translator_p;
+        QTranslator* translator = new QTranslator();
+        loader.tryLoad( translator );
+        QCoreApplication::installTranslator( translator );
+        translator_p = translator;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        loader.tryLoad( translator_p );
     }
-
-    QCoreApplication::installTranslator( translator );
-    translator_p = translator;
 }
 
 namespace CalamaresUtils