diff --git a/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
index a9223c752..4a9b639a9 100644
--- a/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ class ReportMailer < ActionMailer::Base
   default :from => AppConfig.mail.sender_address
 
   def new_report(type, id)
+    report_type = I18n.t('notifier.report_email.type.' + type)
     resource = {
-      :subject => I18n.t('notifier.report_email.subject', :type => type),
+      :subject => I18n.t('notifier.report_email.subject', :type => report_type),
       :url => report_index_url,
-      :type => type,
+      :type => report_type,
       :id => id
     }
     Role.admins.each do |role|
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 7b8ac5e08..3401ec951 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -737,6 +737,9 @@ en:
         subject: "Please activate your new email address %{unconfirmed_email}"
         click_link: "To activate your new email address %{unconfirmed_email}, please follow this link:"
     report_email:
+        type:
+          post: "post"
+          comment: "comment"
         subject: "A new %{type} was marked as offensive"
         body: |-
           Hello,