diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index f75ed0fef00..d4eddb1ce80 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+const localize = nls.config(process.env.VSCODE_NLS_CONFIG)();
 import { ExtensionContext, workspace, window, Disposable, commands, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { findGit, Git, IGit } from './git';
 import { Model } from './model';
@@ -16,9 +18,6 @@ import { AutoFetcher } from './autofetch';
 import { Askpass } from './askpass';
 import { toDisposable } from './util';
 import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
-
-const localize = nls.config(process.env.VSCODE_NLS_CONFIG)();
 
 async function init(context: ExtensionContext, disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<void> {
 	const { name, version, aiKey } = require(context.asAbsolutePath('./package.json')) as { name: string, version: string, aiKey: string };
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/src/extension.ts b/extensions/markdown/src/extension.ts
index c175ffaf939..5e9095c5104 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown/src/extension.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
@@ -15,8 +17,6 @@ import { ExtensionContentSecurityPolicyArbiter, PreviewSecuritySelector } from '
 import { MDDocumentContentProvider, getMarkdownUri, isMarkdownFile } from './previewContentProvider';
 import { TableOfContentsProvider } from './tableOfContentsProvider';
 import { Logger } from "./logger";
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
-const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 interface IPackageInfo {
 	name: string;
diff --git a/extensions/merge-conflict/src/extension.ts b/extensions/merge-conflict/src/extension.ts
index 33c996955db..3168d67ab42 100644
--- a/extensions/merge-conflict/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/merge-conflict/src/extension.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+nls.config(process.env.VSCODE_NLS_CONFIG)();
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import MergeConflictServices from './services';
 
diff --git a/extensions/php/src/phpMain.ts b/extensions/php/src/phpMain.ts
index dbf3d4462e5..96f3c3bd1f1 100644
--- a/extensions/php/src/phpMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/php/src/phpMain.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 'use strict';
 
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+nls.config({ locale: vscode.env.language });
 import PHPCompletionItemProvider from './features/completionItemProvider';
 import PHPHoverProvider from './features/hoverProvider';
 import PHPSignatureHelpProvider from './features/signatureHelpProvider';
 import PHPValidationProvider from './features/validationProvider';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
-nls.config({ locale: vscode.env.language });
-
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): any {
 
 	let validator = new PHPValidationProvider(context.workspaceState);