diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/cleanup-template.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/cleanup-template.ts
index 9c016fd031c..8c1b109212c 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/cleanup-template.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/cleanup-template.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // @ts-strict-ignore
-import { t } from 'i18next';
-
 import { Notification } from '../../client/state-types/notifications';
 import * as monthUtils from '../../shared/months';
 import * as db from '../db';
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ async function applyGroupCleanups(
         });
       }
     } else {
-      warnings.push(groupName + t(' has no matching sink categories.'));
+      warnings.push(groupName + ' has no matching sink categories.');
     }
     sourceGroups = sourceGroups.filter(c => c.group !== groupName);
     groupLength = sourceGroups.length;
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ async function processCleanup(month: string): Promise<Notification> {
           });
           num_sources += 1;
         } else {
-          warnings.push(category.name + t(' does not have available funds.'));
+          warnings.push(category.name + ' does not have available funds.');
         }
         const carryover = await db.first(
           `SELECT carryover FROM zero_budgets WHERE month = ? and category = ?`,
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ async function processCleanup(month: string): Promise<Notification> {
 
   const budgetAvailable = await getSheetValue(sheetName, `to-budget`);
   if (budgetAvailable <= 0) {
-    warnings.push(t('Global: No funds are available to reallocate.'));
+    warnings.push('Global: No funds are available to reallocate.');
   }
 
   //fill sinking categories
@@ -322,19 +320,19 @@ async function processCleanup(month: string): Promise<Notification> {
       return {
         type: 'error',
         sticky: true,
-        message: t('There were errors interpreting some templates:'),
+        message: 'There were errors interpreting some templates:',
         pre: errors.join('\n\n'),
       };
     } else if (warnings.length) {
       return {
         type: 'warning',
-        message: t('Global: Funds not available:'),
+        message: 'Global: Funds not available:',
         pre: warnings.join('\n\n'),
       };
     } else {
       return {
         type: 'message',
-        message: t('All categories were up to date.'),
+        message: 'All categories were up to date.',
       };
     }
   } else {
@@ -344,15 +342,13 @@ async function processCleanup(month: string): Promise<Notification> {
     if (errors.length) {
       return {
         sticky: true,
-        message: t('{applied} There were errors interpreting some templates:', {
-          applied,
-        }),
+        message: `${applied} There were errors interpreting some templates:`,
         pre: errors.join('\n\n'),
       };
     } else if (warnings.length) {
       return {
         type: 'warning',
-        message: t('Global: Funds not available:'),
+        message: 'Global: Funds not available:',
         pre: warnings.join('\n\n'),
       };
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/goaltemplates.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/goaltemplates.ts
index 9b2cb5595a0..f10cd35fa80 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/goaltemplates.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/budget/goaltemplates.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // @ts-strict-ignore
-//import { t } from 'i18next';
-
 import { Notification } from '../../client/state-types/notifications';
 import * as monthUtils from '../../shared/months';
 import * as db from '../db';
@@ -191,14 +189,12 @@ async function processTemplate(
   if (catObjects.length === 0 && errors.length === 0) {
     return {
       type: 'message',
-      //message: t('Everything is up to date'),
       message: 'Everything is up to date',
     };
   }
   if (errors.length > 0) {
     return {
       sticky: true,
-      //message: t('There were errors interpreting some templates:'),
       message: 'There were errors interpreting some templates:',
       pre: errors.join(`\n\n`),
     };
@@ -246,9 +242,6 @@ async function processTemplate(
 
   return {
     type: 'message',
-    //message: t('Successfully applied templates to {length} categories', {
-    //  length: catObjects.length,
-    //}),
     message: `Successfully applied templates to ${catObjects.length} categories`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/main.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/main.ts
index 3a69c56886e..a4965372f69 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/main.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/main.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import './polyfills';
 
 import * as injectAPI from '@actual-app/api/injected';
 import * as CRDT from '@actual-app/crdt';
-import { t } from 'i18next';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
 import { createTestBudget } from '../mocks/budget';
@@ -1088,18 +1087,14 @@ function handleSyncError(err, acct) {
       accountId: acct.id,
       message: err.reason
         ? err.reason
-        : t(
-            'Account “{acctName}” is not linked properly. Please link it again.',
-            { acctName: acct.name },
-          ),
+        : `Account “${acct.name}” is not linked properly. Please link it again.`,
     };
   }
 
   return {
     accountId: acct.id,
-    message: t(
+    message:
       'There was an internal error. Please get in touch https://actualbudget.org/contact for support.',
-    ),
     internal: err.stack,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/mutators.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/mutators.ts
index 6c8fc834ff8..f5eac7b1d80 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/mutators.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/mutators.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // @ts-strict-ignore
-import { t } from 'i18next';
-
 import { captureException, captureBreadcrumb } from '../platform/exceptions';
 import { sequential } from '../shared/async';
 import { type HandlerFunctions, type Handlers } from '../types/handlers';
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ export function getMutatorContext() {
   if (currentContext == null) {
     captureBreadcrumb({
       category: 'server',
-      message: t('Recent methods: ') + _latestHandlerNames.join(', '),
+      message: 'Recent methods: ' + _latestHandlerNames.join(', '),
     });
     // captureException(new Error('getMutatorContext: mutator not running'));
 
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/sheet.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/sheet.ts
index 476e62af9e5..106e59812fd 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/sheet.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/sheet.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-strict-ignore
 import { type Database } from '@jlongster/sql.js';
-import { t } from 'i18next';
 
 import { captureBreadcrumb } from '../platform/exceptions';
 import * as sqlite from '../platform/server/sqlite';
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ export async function loadSpreadsheet(
   }
 
   captureBreadcrumb({
-    message: t('loading spreaadsheet'),
+    message: 'loading spreadsheet',
     category: 'server',
   });
 
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ export async function loadSpreadsheet(
   }
 
   captureBreadcrumb({
-    message: t('loaded spreaadsheet'),
+    message: 'loaded spreadsheet',
     category: 'server',
   });
 
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3830.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3830.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4ca4e25fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3830.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MikesGlitch]
+---
+
+Fix broken translations in worker files