diff --git a/scripts/menus/config_menu.sh b/scripts/menus/config_menu.sh
index c9280a4..85c7575 100644
--- a/scripts/menus/config_menu.sh
+++ b/scripts/menus/config_menu.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ if ! source <(curl -sSf "$UTILS_URL"); then
     echo "$(translate 'Error: Could not load utils.sh from') $UTILS_URL"
     exit 1
 fi
+
+initialize_cache() {
+    if [ ! -f "$CACHE_FILE" ]; then
+        echo "{}" > "$CACHE_FILE"
+        return
+    fi
+}
+
+load_language() {
+    if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+        LANGUAGE=$(jq -r '.language' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    fi
+}
 # ==========================================================