diff --git a/scripts/ssh/ssh-exec.php b/scripts/ssh/ssh-exec.php
--- a/scripts/ssh/ssh-exec.php
+++ b/scripts/ssh/ssh-exec.php
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
           'Invalid username ("%s"). There is no user with this username.',
           $user_name));
     }
+
+    id(new PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine())
+      ->willServeRequestForUser($user);
   } else if (strlen($device_name)) {
     if (!$remote_address) {
       throw new Exception(
diff --git a/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php b/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/auth/engine/PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine.php
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 
     $cache_raw = $this->filterRawCacheData($user, $types_map, $cache_raw);
     $user->attachRawCacheData($cache_raw);
-    $user->setAllowInlineCacheGeneration(true);
 
     switch ($session_type) {
       case PhabricatorAuthSession::TYPE_WEB:
@@ -832,4 +831,12 @@
     return $cache_raw;
   }
 
+  public function willServeRequestForUser(PhabricatorUser $user) {
+    // We allow the login user to generate any missing cache data inline.
+    $user->setAllowInlineCacheGeneration(true);
+
+    // Switch to the user's translation.
+    PhabricatorEnv::setLocaleCode($user->getTranslation());
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php b/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php
--- a/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php
+++ b/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@
       $request->setUser($user);
     }
 
-    PhabricatorEnv::setLocaleCode($user->getTranslation());
+    id(new PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine())
+      ->willServeRequestForUser($user);
 
     if (PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('darkconsole.enabled')) {
       $dark_console = PhabricatorDarkConsoleSetting::SETTINGKEY;
diff --git a/src/applications/conduit/controller/PhabricatorConduitAPIController.php b/src/applications/conduit/controller/PhabricatorConduitAPIController.php
--- a/src/applications/conduit/controller/PhabricatorConduitAPIController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conduit/controller/PhabricatorConduitAPIController.php
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@
     }
 
     $request->setUser($user);
+
+    id(new PhabricatorAuthSessionEngine())
+      ->willServeRequestForUser($user);
+
     return null;
   }