diff --git a/src/client/component/patches.cpp b/src/client/component/patches.cpp
index 5fe1f72d..029d97a4 100644
--- a/src/client/component/patches.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/patches.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ namespace patches
 			// precache is always allowed
 			utils::hook::set(0x1406D5280, 0xC301B0); // NetConstStrings_IsPrecacheAllowed
 
+			// allow localized string to create config strings post init
+			utils::hook::nop(0x1405EE287, 2);
+
 			utils::hook::nop(0x140E6A2FB, 2); // don't wait for occlusion query to succeed (forever loop)
 			utils::hook::nop(0x140E6A30C, 2); // ^
 		}