diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js
index 9b7e84750..eec0c78eb 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
  *   the COPYRIGHT file.
  */
 (function() {
-  if(Diaspora.I18n.language !== "en") {
-    $.each($.timeago.settings.strings, function(index) {
-      $.timeago.settings.strings[index] = Diaspora.I18n.t("timeago." + index);
-    });
-  }
-
   Diaspora.Widgets.TimeAgo = function() {
     var self = this;
 
+    this.subscribe("widget/ready", function() {
+      if(Diaspora.I18n.language !== "en") {
+        $.each($.timeago.settings.strings, function(index) {
+          $.timeago.settings.strings[index] = Diaspora.I18n.t("timeago." + index);
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
     this.subscribe("widget/ready", function(evt, element) {
       self.element = element.timeago();
     });