diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73bb4e5..5e748de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svelte-i18n",
-  "version": "0.0.4",
+  "version": "0.0.5",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/i18n.js",
   "module": "dist/i18n.m.js",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 01afef7..ee6cbae 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ export { capital, title, upper, lower }
 
 export function i18n(store, { dictionary: initialDictionary }) {
   const formatter = new Formatter()
-  let dictionary
   let currentLocale
+  let dictionary = Array.isArray(initialDictionary)
+    ? deepmerge.all(initialDictionary)
+    : initialDictionary
 
   const getLocalizedMessage = (
     path,
@@ -94,11 +96,5 @@ export function i18n(store, { dictionary: initialDictionary }) {
     },
   }
 
-  if (Array.isArray(initialDictionary)) {
-    dictionary = deepmerge.all(initialDictionary)
-  } else {
-    initialDictionary = dictionary
-  }
-
   return store
 }