diff --git a/packages/translations/src/importDateFNSLocale.ts b/packages/translations/src/importDateFNSLocale.ts
index 2556dcaad..cd0101d73 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/importDateFNSLocale.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/importDateFNSLocale.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ export const importDateFNSLocale = async (locale: string): Promise<Locale> => {
       break
   }
 
-  if (result.default) {
+  // @ts-expect-error - I'm not sure if this is still necessary.
+  if (result?.default) {
+    // @ts-expect-error - I'm not sure if this is still necessary.
     return result.default
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/copyFile.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/copyFile.ts
index a5c36a852..8d8038208 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/copyFile.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/copyFile.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
 import fs from 'fs'
 
-export function copyFile(source, destination) {
+export function copyFile(source: string, destination: string) {
   fs.copyFile(source, destination, (err) => {
     if (err) {
       // Handle error
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/deepMergeSimple.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/deepMergeSimple.ts
index 6de2acfdb..010cfa426 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/deepMergeSimple.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/deepMergeSimple.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ export function deepMergeSimple<T = object>(obj1: object, obj2: object): T {
 
   for (const key in obj2) {
     if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj2, key)) {
+      // @ts-expect-error - vestiges of when tsconfig was not strict. Feel free to improve
       if (typeof obj2[key] === 'object' && !Array.isArray(obj2[key]) && obj1[key]) {
+        // @ts-expect-error - vestiges of when tsconfig was not strict. Feel free to improve
         output[key] = deepMergeSimple(obj1[key], obj2[key])
       } else {
+        // @ts-expect-error - vestiges of when tsconfig was not strict. Feel free to improve
         output[key] = obj2[key]
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/ensureDirExists.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/ensureDirExists.ts
index d2fb9dda2..16930aea3 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/ensureDirExists.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/ensureDirExists.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 
-export function ensureDirectoryExists(directory) {
+export function ensureDirectoryExists(directory: string) {
   try {
     if (!fs.existsSync(directory)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(directory, { recursive: true })
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(`Error creating directory '${directory}': ${error.message}`)
+    const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error(`Error creating directory '${directory}': ${msg}`)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslation.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslation.ts
index 334b85a0c..05251b02b 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslation.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslation.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ export const getTranslation = <T extends LabelType>(
 ): T extends JSX.Element ? JSX.Element : string => {
   // If it's a Record, look for translation. If string or React Element, pass through
   if (typeof label === 'object' && !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(label, '$$typeof')) {
+    // @ts-expect-error - vestiges of when tsconfig was not strict. Feel free to improve
     if (label[i18n.language]) {
+      // @ts-expect-error - vestiges of when tsconfig was not strict. Feel free to improve
       return label[i18n.language]
     }
 
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ export const getTranslation = <T extends LabelType>(
       fallbacks = i18n.fallbackLanguage
     }
 
-    const fallbackLang = fallbacks.find((language) => label[language])
+    const fallbackLang = fallbacks.find((language) => label[language as keyof typeof label])
 
+    // @ts-expect-error - vestiges of when tsconfig was not strict. Feel free to improve
     return fallbackLang && label[fallbackLang] ? label[fallbackLang] : label[Object.keys(label)[0]]
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslationsByContext.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslationsByContext.ts
index 952bb971d..f3b699d90 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslationsByContext.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/getTranslationsByContext.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import type { Language } from '../types.js'
 
 import { clientTranslationKeys } from '../clientKeys.js'
 
-function filterKeys(obj, parentGroupKey = '', keys) {
-  const result = {}
+function filterKeys(obj: Record<string, unknown>, parentGroupKey = '', keys: string[]) {
+  const result: Record<string, unknown> = {}
 
   for (const [namespaceKey, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
     // Skip $schema key
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function filterKeys(obj, parentGroupKey = '', keys) {
     }
 
     if (typeof value === 'object') {
-      const filteredObject = filterKeys(value, namespaceKey, keys)
+      const filteredObject = filterKeys(value as Record<string, unknown>, namespaceKey, keys)
       if (Object.keys(filteredObject).length > 0) {
         result[namespaceKey] = filteredObject
       }
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ function filterKeys(obj, parentGroupKey = '', keys) {
   return result
 }
 
-function sortObject(obj) {
-  const sortedObject = {}
+function sortObject(obj: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const sortedObject: Record<string, unknown> = {}
   Object.keys(obj)
     .sort()
     .forEach((key) => {
       if (typeof obj[key] === 'object') {
-        sortedObject[key] = sortObject(obj[key])
+        sortedObject[key] = sortObject(obj[key] as Record<string, unknown>)
       } else {
         sortedObject[key] = obj[key]
       }
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts
index dec0066b5..f34d1ca7c 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/init.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ export function t<
 
 const initTFunction: InitTFunction = (args) => {
   const { config, language, translations } = args
-  const mergedTranslations = config?.translations?.[language]
-    ? deepMergeSimple<DefaultTranslationsObject>(translations, config?.translations?.[language])
-    : translations
+  const mergedTranslations =
+    language && config?.translations?.[language as keyof typeof config.translations]
+      ? deepMergeSimple<DefaultTranslationsObject>(
+          translations,
+          config.translations[language as keyof typeof config.translations]!,
+        )
+      : translations
 
   return {
     t: (key, vars) => {
@@ -161,18 +165,14 @@ const initTFunction: InitTFunction = (args) => {
   }
 }
 
-function memoize(
-  fn: (args: Parameters<InitI18n>[0]) => Promise<I18n>,
-  keys: string[],
-): (
-  args: {
-    context: 'api' | 'client'
-  } & Parameters<InitI18n>[0],
-) => Promise<I18n> {
-  const cacheMap = new Map()
+function memoize<T extends Parameters<InitI18n>[0], K extends keyof T>(
+  fn: (args: T) => Promise<I18n>,
+  keys: K[],
+): (args: T) => Promise<I18n> {
+  const cacheMap = new Map<string, I18n>()
 
-  const memoized = async (args) => {
-    const cacheKey = keys.reduce((acc, key) => acc + args[key], '')
+  const memoized = async (args: T) => {
+    const cacheKey = keys.reduce((acc, key) => acc + String(args[key]), '')
 
     if (!cacheMap.has(cacheKey)) {
       const result = await fn(args)
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@ function memoize(
 
 export const initI18n = memoize(
   async ({ config, context, language = config.fallbackLanguage }) => {
-    const translations = getTranslationsByContext(config.supportedLanguages[language], context)
+    if (!language || !config.supportedLanguages?.[language]) {
+      throw new Error(`Language ${language} not supported`)
+    }
+
+    const translations = getTranslationsByContext(config.supportedLanguages?.[language], context)
 
     const { t, translations: mergedTranslations } = initTFunction({
       config: config as any,
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ export const initI18n = memoize(
     const i18n: I18n = {
       dateFNS,
       dateFNSKey,
-      fallbackLanguage: config.fallbackLanguage,
+      fallbackLanguage: config.fallbackLanguage!,
       language: language || config.fallbackLanguage,
       t,
       translations: mergedTranslations,
diff --git a/packages/translations/src/utilities/languages.ts b/packages/translations/src/utilities/languages.ts
index d7cdde238..2c95bde2f 100644
--- a/packages/translations/src/utilities/languages.ts
+++ b/packages/translations/src/utilities/languages.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function parseAcceptLanguage(acceptLanguageHeader: string): LanguagePreference[]
 export function extractHeaderLanguage(acceptLanguageHeader: string): AcceptedLanguages | undefined {
   const parsedHeader = parseAcceptLanguage(acceptLanguageHeader)
 
-  let matchedLanguage: AcceptedLanguages
+  let matchedLanguage: AcceptedLanguages | undefined
 
   for (const { language } of parsedHeader) {
     if (!matchedLanguage && acceptedLanguages.includes(language)) {
diff --git a/packages/translations/tsconfig.json b/packages/translations/tsconfig.json
index 108dd3ebc..96a27d9cc 100644
--- a/packages/translations/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/translations/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    /* TODO: remove the following lines */
-    "strict": false,
-  }
 }