diff --git a/locales/en/messages.json b/locales/en/messages.json
index 2f724e25..4cd54cf7 100644
--- a/locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/locales/en/messages.json
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@
     },
 
     "infoVersions": {
-        "message" : "Running - OS: <strong>$1</strong>, Chrome: <strong>$2</strong>, Configurator: <strong>$3</strong>"
+        "message" : "Running - OS: <strong>{{operatingSystem}}</strong>, Chrome: <strong>{{chromeVersion}}</strong>, Configurator: <strong>{{configuratorVersion}}</strong>",
+        "description": "Message that appears in the GUI log panel indicating operating system, Chrome version and Configurator version"
     },
     "releaseCheckLoaded": {
         "message" : "Loaded release information for $1 from GitHub."
diff --git a/src/js/localization.js b/src/js/localization.js
index 8f14b309..3777121e 100644
--- a/src/js/localization.js
+++ b/src/js/localization.js
@@ -39,9 +39,19 @@ i18n.init = function(cb) {
 }
 
 i18n.getMessage = function(messageID, parameters) {
-    var translatedString =  i18next.t(messageID + '.message');
 
-    if (parameters !== undefined) {
+    var translatedString;
+
+    // Option 1, no parameters or Object as parameters (i18Next type parameters)
+    if ((parameters === undefined) || ((parameters.constructor !== Array) && (parameters instanceof Object))) {
+        translatedString =  i18next.t(messageID + '.message', parameters);
+
+    // Option 2: parameters as $1, $2, etc.
+    // (deprecated, from the old Chrome i18n
+    } else {
+
+        translatedString =  i18next.t(messageID + '.message');
+
         if (parameters.constructor !== Array) {
             parameters = [parameters];
         }
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index 3320ce0b..326921c2 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ function startProcess() {
     i18n.localizePage();
 
     // alternative - window.navigator.appVersion.match(/Chrome\/([0-9.]*)/)[1];
-    GUI.log(i18n.getMessage('infoVersions',[GUI.operating_system, window.navigator.appVersion.replace(/.*Chrome\/([0-9.]*).*/, "$1"), getManifestVersion()]));
+    GUI.log(i18n.getMessage('infoVersions',{operatingSystem: GUI.operating_system, 
+                                            chromeVersion: window.navigator.appVersion.replace(/.*Chrome\/([0-9.]*).*/, "$1"), 
+                                            configuratorVersion: getManifestVersion()}));
 
     $('#logo .version').text(getManifestVersion());
     updateStatusBarVersion();