diff --git a/examples/ssr/src/app.js b/examples/ssr/src/app.js
index 3b4f58e7e..e5368c12d 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/src/app.js
+++ b/examples/ssr/src/app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 import App from './App.vue'
 import { createStore } from './store'
 import { createRouter } from './router'
-import i18n from './i18n'
+import { createI18n } from './i18n'
 import { sync } from 'vuex-router-sync'
 import titleMixin from './util/title'
 import * as filters from './util/filters'
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function createApp () {
   // create store and router instances
   const store = createStore()
   const router = createRouter()
+  const i18n = createI18n()
 
   // sync the router with the vuex store.
   // this registers `store.state.route`
diff --git a/examples/ssr/src/i18n/index.js b/examples/ssr/src/i18n/index.js
index c69dbfe49..100440f61 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/src/i18n/index.js
+++ b/examples/ssr/src/i18n/index.js
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import jp from './ja-JP.json'
 
 Vue.use(VueI18n)
 
-export default new VueI18n({
-  locale: 'en-US',
-  messages: {
-    'en-US': en,
-    'ja-JP': jp
-  }
-})
+export function createI18n () {
+  return new VueI18n({
+    locale: 'en-US',
+    messages: {
+      'en-US': en,
+      'ja-JP': jp
+    }
+  })
+}