diff --git a/cosinnus/api_frontend/views/user.py b/cosinnus/api_frontend/views/user.py
index 4cbdfea8f..7d6ce6d34 100644
--- a/cosinnus/api_frontend/views/user.py
+++ b/cosinnus/api_frontend/views/user.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def post(self, request):
             limit_expires = check_user_login_ratelimit(username)
             if limit_expires:
                 ratelimit_msg = (
-                    'You have tried to log in too many times. You may try to log in again in: %(duration)s.'
+                    _('You have tried to log in too many times. You may try to log in again in: %(duration)s.')
                 ) % {'duration': naturaltime(limit_expires)}
                 raise serializers.ValidationError({'non_field_errors': [ratelimit_msg]})