diff --git a/packages/main/dist/cdn.js b/packages/main/dist/cdn.js
index eeb3f71..e845c8d 100755
--- a/packages/main/dist/cdn.js
+++ b/packages/main/dist/cdn.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   var localeChange = new Event("alpine-i18n:locale-change");
   var i18nReady = new Event("alpine-i18n:ready");
   var AlpineI18n = {
-    version: "2.1.1",
+    version: "2.2.0",
     set locale(name) {
       this.checkLocale(name);
       this.currentLocale = name;
@@ -26,16 +26,15 @@
       }
     },
     t(name, vars) {
-      let message = name;
+      let message = "";
       try {
         message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.locale]);
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.warn("AlpineI18n: key " + name + " not found. Using fallbackLocale.");
-        if (this.fallbackLocale.length) {
-          message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);
-        } else {
-          return name;
-        }
+      } catch {
+      }
+      if (!message && this.fallbackLocale.length) {
+        message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);
+      } else if (!message) {
+        return name;
       }
       for (const key in vars) {
         if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(vars, key)) {
diff --git a/packages/main/dist/cdn.min.js b/packages/main/dist/cdn.min.js
index 5808c5f..d4758b0 100755
--- a/packages/main/dist/cdn.min.js
+++ b/packages/main/dist/cdn.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(()=>{var a=new Event("alpine-i18n:locale-change"),r=new Event("alpine-i18n:ready"),o={version:"2.1.1",set locale(e){this.checkLocale(e),this.currentLocale=e,document.dispatchEvent(a)},get locale(){return this.currentLocale},currentLocale:"",messages:{},fallbackLocale:"",create(e,i){this.messages=i,this.checkLocale(e),this.locale=e},checkLocale(e){if(!Object.keys(this.messages).includes(e))throw new Error(`Alpine I18n: The locale ${this.locale} does not exist.`)},t(e,i){let n=e;try{n=e.split(".").reduce((t,l)=>t[l],this.messages[this.locale])}catch(t){if(console.warn("AlpineI18n: key "+e+" not found. Using fallbackLocale."),this.fallbackLocale.length)n=e.split(".").reduce((l,c)=>l[c],this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);else return e}for(let t in i)if(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,t)){let l=i[t],c=new RegExp("{s*("+t+")s*}","g");n=n.replaceAll(c,l)}return n}};function s(e){window.AlpineI18n=e.reactive(o),document.dispatchEvent(r),e.magic("locale",i=>n=>{if(!n)return window.AlpineI18n.locale;window.AlpineI18n.locale=n}),e.magic("t",i=>(n,t)=>window.AlpineI18n.t(n,t))}document.addEventListener("alpine:initializing",()=>{s(window.Alpine)});})();
+(()=>{var a=new Event("alpine-i18n:locale-change"),r=new Event("alpine-i18n:ready"),o={version:"2.2.0",set locale(e){this.checkLocale(e),this.currentLocale=e,document.dispatchEvent(a)},get locale(){return this.currentLocale},currentLocale:"",messages:{},fallbackLocale:"",create(e,i){this.messages=i,this.checkLocale(e),this.locale=e},checkLocale(e){if(!Object.keys(this.messages).includes(e))throw new Error(`Alpine I18n: The locale ${this.locale} does not exist.`)},t(e,i){let n="";try{n=e.split(".").reduce((t,l)=>t[l],this.messages[this.locale])}catch{}if(!n&&this.fallbackLocale.length)n=e.split(".").reduce((t,l)=>t[l],this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);else if(!n)return e;for(let t in i)if(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,t)){let l=i[t],c=new RegExp("{s*("+t+")s*}","g");n=n.replaceAll(c,l)}return n}};function s(e){window.AlpineI18n=e.reactive(o),document.dispatchEvent(r),e.magic("locale",i=>n=>{if(!n)return window.AlpineI18n.locale;window.AlpineI18n.locale=n}),e.magic("t",i=>(n,t)=>window.AlpineI18n.t(n,t))}document.addEventListener("alpine:initializing",()=>{s(window.Alpine)});})();
diff --git a/packages/main/dist/module.cjs.js b/packages/main/dist/module.cjs.js
index c905f78..2b5ef4c 100755
--- a/packages/main/dist/module.cjs.js
+++ b/packages/main/dist/module.cjs.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ __export(exports, {
 var localeChange = new Event("alpine-i18n:locale-change");
 var i18nReady = new Event("alpine-i18n:ready");
 var AlpineI18n = {
-  version: "2.1.1",
+  version: "2.2.0",
   set locale(name) {
     this.checkLocale(name);
     this.currentLocale = name;
@@ -38,16 +38,15 @@ var AlpineI18n = {
     }
   },
   t(name, vars) {
-    let message = name;
+    let message = "";
     try {
       message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.locale]);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.warn("AlpineI18n: key " + name + " not found. Using fallbackLocale.");
-      if (this.fallbackLocale.length) {
-        message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);
-      } else {
-        return name;
-      }
+    } catch {
+    }
+    if (!message && this.fallbackLocale.length) {
+      message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);
+    } else if (!message) {
+      return name;
     }
     for (const key in vars) {
       if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(vars, key)) {
diff --git a/packages/main/dist/module.esm.js b/packages/main/dist/module.esm.js
index 5f9dc71..36f6674 100755
--- a/packages/main/dist/module.esm.js
+++ b/packages/main/dist/module.esm.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var localeChange = new Event("alpine-i18n:locale-change");
 var i18nReady = new Event("alpine-i18n:ready");
 var AlpineI18n = {
-  version: "2.1.1",
+  version: "2.2.0",
   set locale(name) {
     this.checkLocale(name);
     this.currentLocale = name;
@@ -25,16 +25,15 @@ var AlpineI18n = {
     }
   },
   t(name, vars) {
-    let message = name;
+    let message = "";
     try {
       message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.locale]);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.warn("AlpineI18n: key " + name + " not found. Using fallbackLocale.");
-      if (this.fallbackLocale.length) {
-        message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);
-      } else {
-        return name;
-      }
+    } catch {
+    }
+    if (!message && this.fallbackLocale.length) {
+      message = name.split(".").reduce((o, i) => o[i], this.messages[this.fallbackLocale]);
+    } else if (!message) {
+      return name;
     }
     for (const key in vars) {
       if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(vars, key)) {