diff --git a/scripts/utils.ts b/scripts/utils.ts
index b408e6b3c..47d76e5fb 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.ts
+++ b/scripts/utils.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ async function getTranslation(node: Node): Promise<string | null> {
 
     // load the namespace
     const bundle = JSON.parse(
-        await readFile(join(__dirname, "../i18n/en/${namespace}.json"), "utf-8")
+        await readFile(join(__dirname, `./i18n/en/${namespace}.json`), "utf-8")
     );
 
     const dotProp = (key: string, object: any) =>