diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
index 3c3638acc..7f737e3d5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function loadNodeHelp(node,lang) {
         var cat_dir = path.dirname(node.template);
         var cat = path.basename(cat_dir);
         var dir = path.dirname(cat_dir);
-        localePath = path.join(dir, "locales", lang, cat, base)
+        localePath = path.join(dir, "..", "locales", lang, cat, base)
     }
     else {
         var dir = path.dirname(node.template);