diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements-react-router/src/AppWrapper.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements-react-router/src/AppWrapper.tsx
index a59c7d7e..b3e00126 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements-react-router/src/AppWrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements-react-router/src/AppWrapper.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import App from '@/App'
 import classes from '@/App.module.css'
 import AboutPage from '@/components/About'
 import AppMenu from '@/components/AppMenu'
+import './locales'
 
 const AppWrapper = () => {
     return (
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements/src/App.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements/src/App.tsx
index a77364cb..c436e610 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/template-ts-dataelements/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NoticeBox } from '@dhis2/ui'
 import React, { FC } from 'react'
 import classes from '@/App.module.css'
 import DataElementsList from '@/components/DataElementsList'
+import './locales'
 
 interface QueryResults {
     me: {