From 1e03a55acdb1e80b747d0604d698f4cbef97ace1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam <2363879+adamdotdevin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:47:05 -0600
Subject: fix(app): persist defensiveness (#12973)

---
 packages/desktop/src/i18n/index.ts | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'packages/desktop/src/i18n')

diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/i18n/index.ts b/packages/desktop/src/i18n/index.ts
index 376769e28..7b1ebfe69 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ function parseRecord(value: unknown) {
   return value as Record<string, unknown>
 }
 
+function parseStored(value: unknown) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") return value
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(value) as unknown
+  } catch {
+    return value
+  }
+}
+
 function pickLocale(value: unknown): Locale | null {
   const direct = parseLocale(value)
   if (direct) return direct
@@ -169,7 +178,7 @@ export function initI18n(): Promise<Locale> {
     if (!store) return state.locale
 
     const raw = await store.get("language").catch(() => null)
-    const value = typeof raw === "string" ? JSON.parse(raw) : raw
+    const value = parseStored(raw)
     const next = pickLocale(value) ?? state.locale
 
     state.locale = next
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