diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 3244502..135740e 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@elsoul/fresh-i18n",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.7.1",
   "description": "A simple and flexible internationalization (i18n) plugin for Deno's Fresh framework.",
   "runtimes": ["deno", "browser"],
   "exports": "./mod.ts",
diff --git a/src/i18nPlugin.ts b/src/i18nPlugin.ts
index 7fe327b..8599d44 100644
--- a/src/i18nPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/i18nPlugin.ts
@@ -2,25 +2,12 @@ import { join } from '@std/path'
 import { pathname, translationData } from '@/src/store.ts'
 import type { MiddlewareFn } from '@/src/types.ts'
 
-/**
- * Configuration options for the i18n plugin.
- *
- * @property languages - An array of supported language codes (e.g., ['en', 'ja']).
- * @property defaultLanguage - The default language code to use when no language is detected.
- * @property localesDir - The directory path where translation JSON files are stored.
- */
 export interface I18nOptions {
   languages: string[]
   defaultLanguage: string
   localesDir: string
 }
 
-/**
- * Reads a JSON file and parses its contents.
- *
- * @param filePath - The path to the JSON file.
- * @returns Parsed JSON object as Record<string, string>, or an empty object if parsing fails.
- */
 async function readJsonFile(filePath: string): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
   const content = await Deno.readTextFile(filePath)
   try {
@@ -30,15 +17,6 @@ async function readJsonFile(filePath: string): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Middleware function to initialize internationalization (i18n) support.
- * This plugin detects the user's language based on the URL, loads the necessary
- * translation files dynamically, and saves the translations and base path as
- * global signals for both client-side and server-side access.
- *
- * @param options - Configuration options for the i18n plugin.
- * @returns A middleware function that handles language detection and translation loading.
- */
 export const i18nPlugin = (
   { languages, defaultLanguage, localesDir }: I18nOptions,
 ): MiddlewareFn<
@@ -51,7 +29,6 @@ export const i18nPlugin = (
       ? pathSegments[0]
       : defaultLanguage
 
-    // Sets the root path without the language prefix for client-side navigation.
     const rootPath = lang === pathSegments[0]
       ? '/' + pathSegments.slice(1).join('/')
       : url.pathname
@@ -61,12 +38,6 @@ export const i18nPlugin = (
 
     const translationDataSSR: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {}
 
-    /**
-     * Loads a translation namespace by reading the corresponding JSON file from `localesDir`.
-     * If the file does not exist, it is ignored.
-     *
-     * @param namespace - The namespace of the translation file to load (e.g., 'common').
-     */
     const loadTranslation = async (namespace: string) => {
       try {
         const filePath = join(localesDir, lang, `${namespace}.json`)
@@ -77,7 +48,6 @@ export const i18nPlugin = (
       }
     }
 
-    // Load the common namespace and additional namespaces based on the URL path.
     await loadTranslation('common')
     for (
       const segment of pathSegments.slice(lang === pathSegments[0] ? 1 : 0)
@@ -88,7 +58,8 @@ export const i18nPlugin = (
     ctx.state.t = translationDataSSR
     translationData.value = translationDataSSR
 
-    // Call `ctx.next()` to continue to the next middleware in the chain.
-    await ctx.next()
+    // Ensure `ctx.next()` returns a response and handle the response in the middleware chain.
+    const response = await ctx.next()
+    return response ?? new Response(null, { status: 204 })
   }
 }