diff --git a/config/initializers/fast_gettext.rb b/config/initializers/fast_gettext.rb
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+FastGettext.add_text_domain 'gitlab', path: 'locale', type: :po
+FastGettext.default_available_locales = ['en', 'es','de']
+FastGettext.default_text_domain = 'gitlab'