diff --git a/src/setup.vala b/src/setup.vala
index d19ac5f..7acb4ad 100644
--- a/src/setup.vala
+++ b/src/setup.vala
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class Wavelet.Setup : Adw.NavigationPage {
             this.server_url.set_sensitive (false);
             this.username.set_sensitive (false);
             this.password.set_sensitive (false);
-            this.status.set_subtitle ("Connecting...");
+            this.status.set_subtitle (_("Connecting..."));
             this.validate.set_sensitive (false);
 
             string new_token, new_salt;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class Wavelet.Setup : Adw.NavigationPage {
             api.ping.begin ((obj, res) => {
                 try {
                     api.ping.end (res);
-                    this.status.set_subtitle ("Connected");
+                    this.status.set_subtitle (_("Connected"));
                     this.token = new_token;
                     this.salt = new_salt;
                     this.save ();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class Wavelet.Setup : Adw.NavigationPage {
 
                     this.connected (api);
                 } catch (Error e) {
-                    this.status.set_subtitle(@"Ping failed: $(e.message)");
+                    this.status.set_subtitle(@"$(_("Ping failed")): $(e.message)");
                     this.validate.set_sensitive (true);
                 }