diff --git a/localize/localize.jst b/localize/localize.jst
index 22e7994..e747905 100644
--- a/localize/localize.jst
+++ b/localize/localize.jst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 }}
 
 {{ var name = 'localize_' + it.locale.replace('-','_'); }}
-module.exports = function {{=name}}(errors) {
+function {{=name}}(errors) {
   if (!(errors && errors.length)) return;
   for (var i=0; i<errors.length; i++) {
     var e = errors[i];
@@ -24,6 +24,31 @@ module.exports = function {{=name}}(errors) {
   }
 };
 
+function makeLocalizedErrors(ajv) {
+  return {
+    get: function() {
+      return ajv._errors;
+    },
+    set: function(errors) {
+      ajv._errors = {{=name}}(errors);
+    },
+    configurable: true
+  };
+}
+
+function initialize(ajv) {
+  ajv._compile = ajv.compile;
+
+  ajv.compile = schema => {
+    const validate = ajv._compile(schema);
+    Object.defineProperty(validate, 'errors', makeLocalizedErrors(ajv));
+    return validate;
+  }
+}
+
+initialize.localize = {{=name}};
+module.exports = initialize;
+
 {{
   function stripFunction(code) {
     return code.toString()