diff --git a/tiramisu/i18n.py b/tiramisu/i18n.py
index 2677d54..05a03ad 100644
--- a/tiramisu/i18n.py
+++ b/tiramisu/i18n.py
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ gettext.textdomain(APP_NAME)
 gettext.bind_textdomain_codeset(APP_NAME, "UTF-8")
 gettext.translation(APP_NAME, fallback=True)
 
-_ = gettext.gettext
+t = gettext.translation(APP_NAME, fallback=True)
+
+def _(msg):
+    return t.ugettext(msg)