diff --git a/src/@types/i18next.d.ts b/src/@types/i18next.d.ts
index 9f98f292..a64240f9 100644
--- a/src/@types/i18next.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/i18next.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import app from "../../public/locales/en-GB/app.json";
 declare module "i18next" {
   interface CustomTypeOptions {
     defaultNS: "app";
+    keySeparator: ".";
     resources: {
       app: typeof app;
     };
diff --git a/src/initializer.tsx b/src/initializer.tsx
index 512e505a..e28c21a9 100644
--- a/src/initializer.tsx
+++ b/src/initializer.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class Initializer {
       .init({
         fallbackLng: "en-GB",
         defaultNS: "app",
-        keySeparator: false,
+        keySeparator: ".",
         nsSeparator: false,
         pluralSeparator: "_",
         contextSeparator: "|",