diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js
index ba4f9874b..dfaee4e54 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js
@@ -406,10 +406,12 @@ var api = module.exports = {
         var lang = opts.lang;
         var prevLang = runtime.i18n.i.language;
         // Trigger a load from disk of the language if it is not the default
-        return runtime.i18n.i.changeLanguage(lang, function(){
-            var catalog = runtime.i18n.i.getResourceBundle(lang, namespace);
-            runtime.i18n.i.changeLanguage(prevLang);
-            return catalog||{};
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+            runtime.i18n.i.changeLanguage(lang, function() {
+                var catalog = runtime.i18n.i.getResourceBundle(lang, namespace);
+                runtime.i18n.i.changeLanguage(prevLang);
+                resolve(catalog||{});
+            });
         });
     },