diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 4dd13e23..f96ccce4 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -220,6 +220,18 @@
     "infoVersions": {
         "message" : "Running - OS: <strong>$1</strong>, Chrome: <strong>$2</strong>, Configurator: <strong>$3</strong>"
     },
+    "releaseCheckLoaded": {
+        "message" : "Loaded release information for $1 from GitHub."
+    },
+    "releaseCheckFailed": {
+        "message" : "<b>GitHub query for $1 releases failed, using cached information. Reason: <code>$2</code></b>"
+    },
+    "releaseCheckCached": {
+        "message" : "Using cached release information for $1 releases."
+    },
+    "releaseCheckNoInfo": {
+        "message" : "No release information available for $1."
+    },
     "tabSwitchConnectionRequired": {
         "message": "You need to <strong>connect</strong> before you can view any of the tabs."
     },
@@ -331,7 +343,7 @@
     },
     "defaultChangelogAction": {
         "message": "Changelog"
-    },    
+    },
     "defaultChangelogHead": {
         "message": "Configurator - Changelog"
     },
diff --git a/js/release_checker.js b/js/release_checker.js
index 6e2076a8..4c6e5ada 100644
--- a/js/release_checker.js
+++ b/js/release_checker.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ReleaseChecker.prototype.loadReleaseData = function (processFunction) {
         var cachedReleaseLastUpdate = result[self._releaseLastUpdateTag];
         if (!cacheReleaseData || !cachedReleaseLastUpdate || releaseDataTimestamp - cachedReleaseLastUpdate > 3600 * 1000) {
             $.get(self._releaseUrl, function (releaseData) {
-                GUI.log(`Loaded release information for ${self._releaseName} from GitHub.`);
+                GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('releaseCheckLoaded',[self._releaseName]));
 
                 var data = {};
                 data[self._releaseDataTag] = releaseData
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ ReleaseChecker.prototype.loadReleaseData = function (processFunction) {
                 if (data['responseJSON']) {
                     message = data['responseJSON'].message;
                 }
-                GUI.log(`<b>GitHub query for ${self._releaseName} releases failed, using cached information. Reason: <code>${message}</code></b>`);
+                GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('releaseCheckFailed',[self._releaseName,message]));
             
                 self._processReleaseData(cacheReleaseData, processFunction);
             });
         } else {
             if (cacheReleaseData) {
-                GUI.log(`Using cached release information for ${self._releaseName} releases.`);
+                GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('releaseCheckCached',[self._releaseName]));
             }
 
             self._processReleaseData(cacheReleaseData, processFunction);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ReleaseChecker.prototype._processReleaseData = function (releaseData, processFun
     if (releaseData) {
         processFunction(releaseData);
     } else {
-        GUI.log(`No release information available for ${self._releaseName}.`);
+        GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('releaseCheckNoInfo',[self._releaseName]));
 
         processFunction();
     }
diff --git a/tabs/landing.js b/tabs/landing.js
index e690a6d0..ed2560ad 100644
--- a/tabs/landing.js
+++ b/tabs/landing.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TABS.landing.initialize = function (callback) {
                 $("#content").addClass('log_open');
                 state = true;
             }
-            $(this).text(state ? 'Close' : 'Changelog');
+            $(this).text(state ? chrome.i18n.getMessage('close') : chrome.i18n.getMessage('defaultChangelogAction'));
             $(this).data('state2', state);
         });