diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index aba2561a7..9a7f2cbc5 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   "python.testing.autoTestDiscoverOnSaveEnabled": false,
   "cSpell.enableFiletypes": ["!javascript", "!python"],
   "python.testing.pytestArgs": ["mealie"],
-  "i18n-ally.localesPaths": "frontend/src/locales",
+  "i18n-ally.localesPaths": "frontend/src/locales/messages",
+  "i18n-ally.sourceLanguage": "en",
   "i18n-ally.enabledFrameworks": ["vue"],
   "i18n-ally.keystyle": "nested",
   "cSpell.words": [