diff --git a/cps/__init__.py b/cps/__init__.py
index f72dcfda..0ad47aaf 100644
--- a/cps/__init__.py
+++ b/cps/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from .cli import CliParameter
 from .reverseproxy import ReverseProxied
 from .server import WebServer
 from .dep_check import dependency_check
-from .babel import babel, get_locale
+# from .babel import babel, get_locale
 from .updater import Updater
 from . import config_sql
 from . import cache_buster
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ def create_app():
     app.secret_key = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', config_sql.get_flask_session_key(ub.session))
 
     web_server.init_app(app, config)
+    from .cw_babel import babel, get_locale
     if hasattr(babel, "localeselector"):
         babel.init_app(app)
         babel.localeselector(get_locale)
diff --git a/cps/about.py b/cps/about.py
index 4a170447..b43c97b9 100644
--- a/cps/about.py
+++ b/cps/about.py
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ opt = dep_check.load_dependencies(True)
 for i in (req + opt):
     modules[i[1]] = i[0]
 modules['Jinja2'] = importlib.metadata.version("jinja2")
-try:
+if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
     modules['pySqlite'] = sqlite3.version
-except Exception:
-    pass
 modules['SQLite'] = sqlite3.sqlite_version
 sorted_modules = OrderedDict((sorted(modules.items(), key=lambda x: x[0].casefold())))
 
diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index a8eaafa1..367d9359 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from .gdriveutils import is_gdrive_ready, gdrive_support
 from .render_template import render_title_template, get_sidebar_config
 from .services.worker import WorkerThread
 from .usermanagement import user_login_required
-from .babel import get_available_translations, get_available_locale, get_user_locale_language
+from .cw_babel import get_available_translations, get_available_locale, get_user_locale_language
 from . import debug_info
 from .string_helper import strip_whitespaces
 
diff --git a/cps/babel.py b/cps/cw_babel.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cps/babel.py
rename to cps/cw_babel.py
diff --git a/cps/isoLanguages.py b/cps/isoLanguages.py
index bbab7089..c7c869bc 100644
--- a/cps/isoLanguages.py
+++ b/cps/isoLanguages.py
@@ -25,26 +25,14 @@ log = logger.create()
 
 
 try:
-    from iso639 import languages
-    # iso_version = importlib.metadata.version("iso639")
-    get = languages.get
-    try:
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
-            import pkg_resources
-    except ImportError:
-        print("Python 3.12 isn't compatible with iso-639. Please install pycountry.")
-except ImportError as ex:
     from pycountry import languages as pyc_languages
-    #try:
-    #    iso_version = importlib.metadata.version("pycountry") + ' (PyCountry)'
-    #except (ImportError, Exception):
-    #    iso_version = "?" + ' (PyCountry)'
 
     def _copy_fields(l):
         l.part1 = getattr(l, 'alpha_2', None)
         l.part3 = getattr(l, 'alpha_3', None)
         return l
 
+
     def get(name=None, part1=None, part3=None):
         if part3 is not None:
             return _copy_fields(pyc_languages.get(alpha_3=part3))
@@ -52,6 +40,11 @@ except ImportError as ex:
             return _copy_fields(pyc_languages.get(alpha_2=part1))
         if name is not None:
             return _copy_fields(pyc_languages.get(name=name))
+except ImportError as ex:
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
+        print("Python 3.12 isn't compatible with iso-639. Please install pycountry.")
+    from iso639 import languages
+    get = languages.get
 
 
 def get_language_names(locale):
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index afc4669a..e8905929 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from .helper import check_valid_domain, check_email, check_username, \
     edit_book_read_status, valid_password
 from .pagination import Pagination
 from .redirect import get_redirect_location
-from .babel import get_available_locale
+from .cw_babel import get_available_locale
 from .usermanagement import login_required_if_no_ano
 from .kobo_sync_status import remove_synced_book
 from .render_template import render_title_template