diff --git a/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin b/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin
index e007401af..9d030db16 100644
--- a/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin
+++ b/core/text/i18n/i18n.odin
@@ -163,16 +163,20 @@ get_by_slot :: proc{get_by_slot_single_section, get_by_slot_by_section}
 	- destroy(), to clean up the currently active catalog catalog i18n.ACTIVE
 	- destroy(catalog), to clean up a specific catalog.
 */
-destroy :: proc(catalog: ^Translation = ACTIVE) {
-	if catalog != nil {
-		strings.intern_destroy(&catalog.intern)
-		for section in &catalog.k_v {
-			for key in &catalog.k_v[section] {
-				delete(catalog.k_v[section][key])
-			}
-			delete(catalog.k_v[section])
-		}
-		delete(catalog.k_v)
-		free(catalog)
+destroy :: proc(catalog: ^Translation = ACTIVE, allocator := context.allocator) {
+	context.allocator = allocator
+
+	if catalog == nil {
+		return
 	}
+
+	for section in &catalog.k_v {
+		for key in &catalog.k_v[section] {
+			delete(catalog.k_v[section][key])
+		}
+		delete(catalog.k_v[section])
+	}
+	delete(catalog.k_v)
+	strings.intern_destroy(&catalog.intern)
+	free(catalog)
 }
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diff --git a/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin b/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin
index 0a241c1aa..e23e9aef4 100644
--- a/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin
+++ b/core/text/i18n/qt_linguist.odin
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ parse_qt_linguist_from_slice :: proc(data: []u8, options := DEFAULT_PARSE_OPTION
 			return translation, .TS_File_Expected_Context_Name,
 		}
 
-		section_name := "" if options.merge_sections else ts.elements[section_name_id].value
+		section_name := strings.intern_get(&translation.intern, "")
+		if !options.merge_sections {
+			section_name = strings.intern_get(&translation.intern, ts.elements[section_name_id].value)
+		}
 
 		if section_name not_in translation.k_v {
 			translation.k_v[section_name] = {}
diff --git a/tests/core/Makefile b/tests/core/Makefile
index 1405ae5c6..5c2918e30 100644
--- a/tests/core/Makefile
+++ b/tests/core/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ODIN=../../odin
 PYTHON=$(shell which python3)
 
 all: download_test_assets image_test compress_test strings_test hash_test crypto_test noise_test encoding_test \
-	 math_test linalg_glsl_math_test filepath_test reflect_test os_exit_test
+	 math_test linalg_glsl_math_test filepath_test reflect_test os_exit_test i18n_test
 
 download_test_assets:
 	$(PYTHON) download_assets.py
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ reflect_test:
 	$(ODIN) run reflect/test_core_reflect.odin -file -collection:tests=.. -out:test_core_reflect
 
 os_exit_test:
-	$(ODIN) run os/test_core_os_exit.odin -file -out:test_core_os_exit && exit 1 || exit 0
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+	$(ODIN) run os/test_core_os_exit.odin -file -out:test_core_os_exit && exit 1 || exit 0
+
+i18n_test:
+	$(ODIN) run text/i18n -out:test_core_i18n
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diff --git a/tests/core/assets/I18N/duplicate-key.ts b/tests/core/assets/I18N/duplicate-key.ts
index a38824d01..44c09d91d 100644
--- a/tests/core/assets/I18N/duplicate-key.ts
+++ b/tests/core/assets/I18N/duplicate-key.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 	</message>
 </context>
 <context>
-		<name>apple_count</name>
-		<message numerus="yes">
-			<source>%d apple(s)</source>
-			<translation>
-				<numerusform>%d appel</numerusform>
-				<numerusform>%d appels</numerusform>
-			</translation>
-		</message>
-	</context>
+	<name>apple_count</name>
+	<message numerus="yes">
+		<source>%d apple(s)</source>
+		<translation>
+		<numerusform>%d appel</numerusform>
+			<numerusform>%d appels</numerusform>
+		</translation>
+	</message>
+</context>
 </TS>