diff --git a/sui/core/locale.go b/sui/core/locale.go
index b27442fa..e18e5537 100644
--- a/sui/core/locale.go
+++ b/sui/core/locale.go
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ func (locale *Locale) MergeTranslations(translations []Translation, prefix ...st
 		locale.Messages = map[string]string{}
 	}
 
+	if locale.ScriptMessages == nil {
+		locale.ScriptMessages = map[string]string{}
+	}
+
 	var reg *regexp.Regexp = nil
 	if len(prefix) > 0 && prefix[0] != "" {
 		reg = regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`^%s_([0-9]+)$`, prefix[0]))