diff --git a/application/controllers/Station.php b/application/controllers/Station.php
index a11639dd0..cf519e9a7 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Station.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Station.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Station extends CI_Controller
 		if ($this->qra->validate_grid($grid)) {
 			return true;
 		} else {
-			$this->form_validation->set_message('check_locator', 'Please check value for grid locator ('.strtoupper($grid).').');
+			$this->form_validation->set_message('check_locator', sprintf(__("Please check value for grid locator (%s)"), strtoupper($grid)));
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/application/controllers/User.php b/application/controllers/User.php
index 1d9d7d536..ed6f75e04 100644
--- a/application/controllers/User.php
+++ b/application/controllers/User.php
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 		if ($this->qra->validate_grid($grid)) {
 			return true;
 		} else {
-			$this->form_validation->set_message('check_locator', 'Please check value for grid locator ('.strtoupper($grid).').');
+			$this->form_validation->set_message('check_locator', sprintf(__("Please check value for grid locator (%s)"), strtoupper($grid)));
 			return false;
 		}
 	}