diff --git a/src/i18n/request.ts b/src/i18n/request.ts
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+import {getRequestConfig} from 'next-intl/server';
+import {routing} from './routing';
+
+export default getRequestConfig(async ({requestLocale}) => {
+  let locale = await requestLocale;
+
+  // Ensure that the incoming locale is valid
+  if (!locale || !routing.locales.includes(locale as any)) {
+    locale = routing.defaultLocale;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    locale,
+    messages: (await import(`../../messages/${locale}.json`)).default
+  };
+});