diff --git a/public/src/client/account/settings.js b/public/src/client/account/settings.js
index 06449f107ee8..39a2bfce1804 100644
--- a/public/src/client/account/settings.js
+++ b/public/src/client/account/settings.js
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ define('forum/account/settings', ['forum/account/header', 'components', 'transla
 					htmlEl.css('direction', translated);
 				});
 
-				var stringsModule = 'timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + utils.userLangToTimeagoCode(config.userLang);
-				// without undef, requirejs won't load the strings a second time
-				require.undef(stringsModule);
-				require([stringsModule], function () {
+				translator.switchTimeagoLanguage(utils.userLangToTimeagoCode(config.userLang), function () {
 					overrides.overrideTimeago();
 					ajaxify.refresh();
 				});
diff --git a/public/src/modules/translator.js b/public/src/modules/translator.js
index 3e6981dba89d..279e7446486b 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/translator.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/translator.js
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
 				}
 
 				var originalSettings = assign({}, jQuery.timeago.settings.strings);
-				jQuery.getScript(config.assetBaseUrl + '/vendor/jquery/timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + languageCode + '-short.js').done(function () {
+				adaptor.switchTimeagoLanguage(languageCode + '-short', function () {
 					adaptor.timeagoShort = assign({}, jQuery.timeago.settings.strings);
 					jQuery.timeago.settings.strings = assign({}, originalSettings);
 					toggle();
@@ -615,12 +615,16 @@
 			}
 		},
 
-		switchTimeagoLanguage: function switchTimeagoLanguage(callback) {
+		switchTimeagoLanguage: function switchTimeagoLanguage(langCode, callback) {
 			// Delete the cached shorthand strings if present
 			delete adaptor.timeagoShort;
 
-			var languageCode = utils.userLangToTimeagoCode(config.userLang);
-			jQuery.getScript(config.assetBaseUrl + '/vendor/jquery/timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + languageCode + '.js').done(callback);
+			var stringsModule = 'timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + langCode;
+			// without undef, requirejs won't load the strings a second time
+			require.undef(stringsModule);
+			require([stringsModule], function () {
+				callback();
+			});
 		},
 
 		prepareDOM: function prepareDOM() {