diff --git a/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js b/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js
index 8201e799d..4a039206f 100644
--- a/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js
+++ b/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-function _t(key, { defaultMessage } = {}) {
-  return global.TRANSLATION_DATA?.[key] || defaultMessage;
+function _t(key, { defaultMessage, currentTranslations } = {}) {
+  return (currentTranslations || global.TRANSLATION_DATA)?.[key] || defaultMessage;
 }
 
-module.exports = ({ editMenu, isMac }) => [
+module.exports = ({ editMenu, isMac }, currentTranslations = null) => [
   {
-    label: _t('menu.file', { defaultMessage: 'File' }),
+    label: _t('menu.file', { defaultMessage: 'File', currentTranslations }),
     submenu: [
       { command: 'new.connection', hideDisabled: true },
       { command: 'new.sqliteDatabase', hideDisabled: true },
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = ({ editMenu, isMac }) => [
   },
   editMenu
     ? {
-        label: _t('menu.edit', { defaultMessage: 'Edit' }),
+        label: _t('menu.edit', { defaultMessage: 'Edit', currentTranslations }),
         submenu: [
           { command: 'edit.undo' },
           { command: 'edit.redo' },
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = ({ editMenu, isMac }) => [
   //   ],
   // },
   {
-    label: _t('menu.view', { defaultMessage: 'View' }),
+    label: _t('menu.view', { defaultMessage: 'View', currentTranslations }),
     submenu: [
       { command: 'app.reload', hideDisabled: true },
       { command: 'app.toggleDevTools', hideDisabled: true },
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = ({ editMenu, isMac }) => [
     ],
   },
   {
-    label: _t('menu.tools', { defaultMessage: 'Tools' }),
+    label: _t('menu.tools', { defaultMessage: 'Tools', currentTranslations }),
     submenu: [
       { command: 'database.search', hideDisabled: true },
       { command: 'commandPalette.show', hideDisabled: true },
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module.exports = ({ editMenu, isMac }) => [
       ]
     : []),
   {
-    label: _t('menu.help', { defaultMessage: 'Help' }),
+    label: _t('menu.help', { defaultMessage: 'Help', currentTranslations }),
     submenu: [
       { command: 'app.openDocs', hideDisabled: true },
       { command: 'app.openWeb', hideDisabled: true },
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte
index b38c641c0..4dfef5ab5 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   import NewObjectModal from '../modals/NewObjectModal.svelte';
   import openNewTab from '../utility/openNewTab';
   import { useConfig, usePromoWidget } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
-  import { _t } from '../translations';
+  import { _t, getCurrentTranslations } from '../translations';
 
   let domSettings;
   let domCloudAccount;
@@ -153,9 +153,8 @@
     const rect = domMainMenu.getBoundingClientRect();
     const left = rect.right;
     const top = rect.top;
-    const items = mainMenuDefinition({ editMenu: false });
-    const copy = items.map(x => x && ({ ...x, label: x?.label ? _t(x.label.id, x.label.defaultMessage) : null }));
-    currentDropDownMenu.set({ left, top, items: copy });
+    const items = mainMenuDefinition({ editMenu: false }, getCurrentTranslations());
+    currentDropDownMenu.set({ left, top, items });
   }
 
   async function handleOpenCloudLogin() {