diff --git a/voxygen/src/i18n.rs b/voxygen/src/i18n.rs
index 62413bd316..1a046b4035 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/i18n.rs
@@ -247,24 +247,38 @@ impl assets::Compound for Localization {
     }
 }
 
-/// Load all the available languages located in the voxygen asset directory
-pub fn list_localizations() -> Vec<LanguageMetadata> {
-    let mut languages = vec![];
-    // List language directories
-    let i18n_root = assets::path_of("voxygen.i18n", "");
-    for i18n_directory in std::fs::read_dir(&i18n_root).unwrap() {
-        if let Ok(i18n_entry) = i18n_directory {
-            if let Some(i18n_key) = i18n_entry.file_name().to_str() {
-                // load the root file of all the subdirectories
-                if let Ok(localization) = RawLocalization::load(
-                    &("voxygen.i18n.".to_string() + i18n_key + "." + LANG_MANIFEST_FILE),
-                ) {
-                    languages.push(localization.read().metadata.clone());
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct LocalizationList(Vec<LanguageMetadata>);
+
+impl assets::Compound for LocalizationList {
+    fn load<S: assets::source::Source>(
+        cache: &assets::AssetCache<S>,
+        specifier: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Self, assets::Error> {
+        // List language directories
+        let mut languages = vec![];
+
+        let i18n_root = assets::path_of(specifier, "");
+        for i18n_directory in std::fs::read_dir(&i18n_root)? {
+            if let Ok(i18n_entry) = i18n_directory {
+                if let Some(i18n_key) = i18n_entry.file_name().to_str() {
+                    // load the root file of all the subdirectories
+                    if let Ok(localization) = cache.load::<RawLocalization>(
+                        &(specifier.to_string() + "." + i18n_key + "." + LANG_MANIFEST_FILE),
+                    ) {
+                        languages.push(localization.read().metadata.clone());
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        Ok(LocalizationList(languages))
     }
-    languages
+}
+
+/// Load all the available languages located in the voxygen asset directory
+pub fn list_localizations() -> Vec<LanguageMetadata> {
+    LocalizationList::load_expect_cloned("voxygen.i18n").0
 }
 
 /// Return the asset associated with the language_id