diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/loadMessages.ts b/src/lib/i18n/loadMessages.ts
index 8b4b0033eda..c93d9cfc569 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/loadMessages.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/loadMessages.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import fs from "fs"
+import { readFile } from "fs/promises"
 import path from "path"
 
+interface IntlMessages {
+  [key: string]: string | IntlMessages
+}
+
 function getNamespaces(localePath: string): string[] {
   return fs
-    .readdirSync(localePath)
-    .filter((file) => file.endsWith(".json"))
-    .map((file) => file.replace(".json", ""))
+    .readdirSync(localePath, { withFileTypes: true })
+    .filter((entry) => entry.isFile() && entry.name.endsWith(".json"))
+    .map((entry) => entry.name.replace(".json", ""))
 }
 
-const messagesCache: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {}
+const messagesCache: Record<string, Record<string, IntlMessages>> = {}
 
 export async function loadMessages(locale: string) {
   if (messagesCache[locale]) {
@@ -16,15 +21,19 @@ export async function loadMessages(locale: string) {
   }
 
   const intlPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "src/intl")
-  const messages: Record<string, string> = {}
-
   const localePath = path.join(intlPath, locale)
+  const messages: Record<string, IntlMessages> = {}
+
   if (fs.statSync(localePath).isDirectory()) {
     const namespaces = getNamespaces(localePath)
 
-    for (const ns of namespaces) {
-      messages[ns] = (await import(`../../intl/${locale}/${ns}.json`)).default
-    }
+    await Promise.all(
+      namespaces.map(async (ns) => {
+        const filePath = path.join(localePath, `${ns}.json`)
+        const content = await readFile(filePath, "utf-8")
+        messages[ns] = JSON.parse(content) as IntlMessages
+      })
+    )
   }
 
   messagesCache[locale] = messages
diff --git a/src/lib/md/import.ts b/src/lib/md/import.ts
index e545953d4f6..143f781a6fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/md/import.ts
+++ b/src/lib/md/import.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
+import { readFile } from "fs/promises"
+import path from "path"
+
 import { DEFAULT_LOCALE } from "../constants"
 
 export const importMd = async (locale: string, slug: string) => {
-  let markdown = ""
+  const contentPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "public/content")
 
   if (locale === DEFAULT_LOCALE) {
-    markdown = (await import(`../../../public/content/${slug}/index.md`))
-      .default
-  } else {
-    try {
-      markdown = (
-        await import(
-          `../../../public/content/translations/${locale}/${slug}/index.md`
-        )
-      ).default
-    } catch (error) {
-      const markdown = (
-        await import(`../../../public/content/${slug}/index.md`)
-      ).default
-
-      return {
-        markdown,
-        isTranslated: false,
-      }
-    }
+    const filePath = path.join(contentPath, slug, "index.md")
+    const markdown = await readFile(filePath, "utf-8")
+    return { markdown, isTranslated: true }
   }
 
-  return {
-    markdown,
-    isTranslated: true,
+  // Try translated version first
+  const translatedPath = path.join(
+    contentPath,
+    "translations",
+    locale,
+    slug,
+    "index.md"
+  )
+  try {
+    const markdown = await readFile(translatedPath, "utf-8")
+    return { markdown, isTranslated: true }
+  } catch {
+    // Fall back to English
+    const defaultPath = path.join(contentPath, slug, "index.md")
+    const markdown = await readFile(defaultPath, "utf-8")
+    return { markdown, isTranslated: false }
   }
 }