diff --git a/forgebuild.sh b/forgebuild.sh
index c85cc46..5f3fd3d 100755
--- a/forgebuild.sh
+++ b/forgebuild.sh
@@ -22,25 +22,29 @@ fi
 #   - we load the requested language if it exists, fail otherwise
 #   - when no language is requested, default to something (TODO)
 if [[ "$LANG" != "NONE" ]]; then
-    # Enable colors (escape codes) as echo option
-    COLORS=1
-
-    # Extract two letters from $LANG
-    locale="${LANG:0:2}"
-
-    # Ensure translations have been setup
-    if [ -d /usr/share/forgebuild/i18n ]; then
-        I18N_DIR=/usr/share/forgebuild/i18n
-    elif [ -d $HOME/.local/share/forgebuild/i18n ]; then
-        I18N_DIR=$HOME/.local/share/forgebuild/i18n
+    # If LANG is a file, load it directly
+    if [ -f "$LANG" ]; then
+        locale_strings="$(cat $LANG)"
     else
-        echo "ERROR: could not find translations. Maybe you need to run the setup.sh script?"
-        exit 1
+        # Enable colors (escape codes) as echo option
+        COLORS=1
+
+        # Extract two letters from $LANG
+        locale="${LANG:0:2}"
+
+        # Ensure translations have been setup
+        if [ -d /usr/share/forgebuild/i18n ]; then
+            I18N_DIR=/usr/share/forgebuild/i18n
+        elif [ -d $HOME/.local/share/forgebuild/i18n ]; then
+            I18N_DIR=$HOME/.local/share/forgebuild/i18n
+        else
+            echo "ERROR: could not find translations. Maybe you need to run the setup.sh script?"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # Initialize translations
+        [ -f $I18N_DIR/$locale.json ] && locale_strings="$(cat $I18N_DIR/$locale.json)" || locale_strings="$(cat $I18N_DIR/en.json)"
     fi
-
-    # Initialize translations
-    [ -f $I18N_DIR/$locale.json ] && locale_strings="$(cat $I18N_DIR/$locale.json)" || locale_strings="$(cat $I18N_DIR/en.json)"
-
 fi # End translations initialization
 
 # Takes one argument, looks up translation
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ done
 
 # Error when the requested basedir (or the default ~/.forgebuild) does not exist
 if [ ! -d $BASEDIR ]; then
-    i18n_basedir="$BASEDIR"
+    export i18n_basedir="$BASEDIR"
     error "missing_basedir"
     exit 1
 fi