diff --git a/.sampo/changesets/venerable-shaman-mielikki.md b/.sampo/changesets/venerable-shaman-mielikki.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71dab06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sampo/changesets/venerable-shaman-mielikki.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+pypi/gt-fastapi: patch
+---
+
+fix: loading behavior
diff --git a/packages/gt-fastapi/src/gt_fastapi/_setup.py b/packages/gt-fastapi/src/gt_fastapi/_setup.py
index 034a626..c33e121 100644
--- a/packages/gt-fastapi/src/gt_fastapi/_setup.py
+++ b/packages/gt-fastapi/src/gt_fastapi/_setup.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def initialize_gt(
 
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def _gt_lifespan(a: Any) -> AsyncGenerator[Any, None]:
-        if eager_loading and locales:
+        if eager_loading and resolved_locales:
             await manager.load_all_translations()
         async with existing_lifespan(a) as state:
             yield state