diff --git a/Koha/I18N.pm b/Koha/I18N.pm
index 3f09673c74..361289e1fd 100644
--- a/Koha/I18N.pm
+++ b/Koha/I18N.pm
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ sub _base_directory {
     my $dir = first { -d } @dirs;
 
     unless ($dir) {
-        die "The PO directory has not been found. There is a problem in your Koha installation.";
+        warn "The PO directory has not been found. There is a problem in your Koha installation.";
     }
 
     return $dir;