diff --git a/module.json b/module.json
index 76da68c..93e4991 100644
--- a/module.json
+++ b/module.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "url": "https://gitea.palmenalzer.de/alzer/wfrp-4e-de",
-  "version": "8.6.14",
+  "version": "8.6.15",
   "esmodules": [
     "modules/babele-register.js",
     "modules/addon-register.js",
diff --git a/modules/babele-register.js b/modules/babele-register.js
index 291caf5..4a9efed 100644
--- a/modules/babele-register.js
+++ b/modules/babele-register.js
@@ -132,9 +132,19 @@ Hooks.once('init', () => {
   console.log("WFRP4E-DE | Loading Babele translation module ...");
   loadScripts();
 
-  /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  // Converters area
-  if (game.babele !== 'undefined') {
+});
+
+/************************************************************************************/
+// Babele registration must happen in Babele's own "babele.init" hook (fires before
+// Babele builds its runtime session/mapping layers). Registering in Foundry's
+// "init" hook is too late for Babele 2.8+: once the runtime session is installed,
+// late register()/registerConverters() calls are silently rejected, leaving the
+// pack "loaded" (JSON parsed) but with no effective mapping applied - which is
+// exactly the "everything stays English except journals" symptom.
+// See: https://gitlab.com/riccisi/foundryvtt-babele/-/raw/master/DEVELOPER_MIGRATION_2_8_0.md
+Hooks.once('babele.init', () => {
+
+  if (typeof game.babele !== 'undefined') {
 
     game.babele.register({
       module: 'wh4-de-translation',