diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 1477234fe..1a114e05f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django import forms
 from django.forms import ModelForm, PasswordInput, widgets
 from django.forms.widgets import Textarea
 from django.utils import timezone
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from bookwyrm import models