diff --git a/keystone/i18n.py b/keystone/i18n.py
index 5654f45200..76b8912214 100644
--- a/keystone/i18n.py
+++ b/keystone/i18n.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ See https://docs.openstack.org/oslo.i18n/latest/user/usage.html .
 import oslo_i18n
 
 
+oslo_i18n.enable_lazy()
+
 _translators = oslo_i18n.TranslatorFactory(domain='keystone')
 
 # The primary translation function using the well-known name "_"