diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs
index 90b1fc6182..a12039b607 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Translation.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		readonly FluentBundle bundle;
 
 		public Translation(string language, string[] translations, IReadOnlyFileSystem fileSystem)
-			: this(language, translations, fileSystem, error => Log.Write("debug", error.ToString())) { }
+			: this(language, translations, fileSystem, error => Log.Write("debug", error.Message)) { }
 
 		public Translation(string language, string[] translations, IReadOnlyFileSystem fileSystem, Action<ParseError> onError)
 		{
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		{
 			// Always load english strings to provide a fallback for missing translations.
 			// It is important to load the english files first so the chosen language's files can override them.
-			var paths = translations.Where(t => t.EndsWith("en.ftl", StringComparison.Ordinal)).ToHashSet();
+			var paths = translations.Where(t => t.EndsWith("en.ftl", StringComparison.Ordinal)).ToList();
 			foreach (var t in translations)
 				if (t.EndsWith($"{language}.ftl", StringComparison.Ordinal))
 					paths.Add(t);
 
-			foreach (var path in paths)
+			foreach (var path in paths.Distinct())
 			{
 				var stream = fileSystem.Open(path);
 				using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))