diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp
index d4ee8551c..18d646479 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void PeerStatus::getPeerStatus()
     int others = 1 + ids.size();
 
     std::ostringstream out2;
-    out2 << "<span style=\"color:#008000\"><strong>Online: </strong></span>" << online << " | <span style=\"color:#0000FF\"><strong>Friends: </strong></span>" << friends << " | <strong>Network: </strong>" << others << " ";
+    out2 << "<span style=\"color:#008000\"><strong>" << tr("Online:").toStdString() << " </strong></span>" << online << " | <span style=\"color:#0000FF\"><strong>" << tr("Friends:").toStdString() << " </strong></span>" << friends << " | <strong>" << tr("Network:").toStdString() << " </strong>" << others << " ";
 
 
     if (statusPeers)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/ratesstatus.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/ratesstatus.cpp
index ff2022b77..03961b112 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/ratesstatus.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/ratesstatus.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void RatesStatus::getRatesStatus()
     rsicontrol -> ConfigGetDataRates(downKb, upKb);
 
     std::ostringstream out;
-    out << "<strong>Down:</strong> " << std::setprecision(2) << std::fixed << downKb << " (kB/s) |  <strong>Up:</strong> " << std::setprecision(2) << std::fixed <<  upKb << " (kB/s) ";
+    out << "<strong>" << tr("Down:").toStdString() << "</strong> " << std::setprecision(2) << std::fixed << downKb << " (kB/s) |  <strong>" << tr("Up:").toStdString() << "</strong> " << std::setprecision(2) << std::fixed <<  upKb << " (kB/s) ";
 
 
     if (statusRates)