diff --git a/ui/i18n-helper.js b/ui/i18n-helper.js
index 3eee55ae9..fddce522b 100644
--- a/ui/i18n-helper.js
+++ b/ui/i18n-helper.js
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ const getMessage = (locale, key, substitutions) => {
   const { current, en } = locale
   const entry = current[key] || en[key]
   if (!entry) {
-    log.error(`Translator - Unable to find value for "${key}"`)
     // throw new Error(`Translator - Unable to find value for "${key}"`)
+    log.error(`Translator - Unable to find value for "${key}"`)
+    return ''
   }
   let phrase = entry.message
   // perform substitutions