1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.0.1/i18n.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.0.1/i18n.rb
index 5c6c4eb783..145840aa36 100755
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.0.1/i18n.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.0.1/i18n.rb
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ require 'i18n/backend/simple'
 require 'i18n/exceptions'
 
 module I18n  
-  @@backend = Backend::Simple
+  @@backend = nil
   @@default_locale = 'en-US'
   @@exception_handler = :default_exception_handler
     
   class << self
     # Returns the current backend. Defaults to +Backend::Simple+.
     def backend
-      @@backend
+      @@backend ||= Backend::Simple.new
     end
     
     # Sets the current backend. Used to set a custom backend.