diff --git a/src/helpers.php b/src/helpers.php
index 5c24965..fecb59d 100644
--- a/src/helpers.php
+++ b/src/helpers.php
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ function buildPhrasesTree($phrases, $locale): array
 
         /** @var \Outhebox\TranslationsUI\Models\Phrase $phrase */
         foreach ($phrases as $phrase) {
+            if ($phrase->file->file_name === "$locale.json") {
+                $tree[$locale][$phrase->file->file_name][$phrase->key] = ! blank($phrase->value) ? $phrase->value : $phrase->source->value;
+                continue;
+            }
             setArrayValue(
                 array: $tree[$locale][$phrase->file->file_name],
                 key: $phrase->key,