diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index e56b563e3e..4180c72e98 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function notification($params)
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$item_post_type = Item::postType($item);
+		$item_post_type = Item::postType($item, $l10n);
 
 		$content = Plaintext::getPost($item, 70);
 		if (!empty($content['text'])) {
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 6d55fd5665..31571e6488 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -2475,22 +2475,23 @@ class Item
 	/**
 	 * get translated item type
 	 *
-	 * @param $item
+	 * @param array                $item
+	 * @param \Friendica\Core\L10n $l10n
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public static function postType($item)
+	public static function postType(array $item, \Friendica\Core\L10n $l10n)
 	{
 		if (!empty($item['event-id'])) {
-			return DI::l10n()->t('event');
+			return $l10n->t('event');
 		} elseif (!empty($item['resource-id'])) {
-			return DI::l10n()->t('photo');
+			return $l10n->t('photo');
 		} elseif ($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_ACTIVITY) {
-			return DI::l10n()->t('activity');
+			return $l10n->t('activity');
 		} elseif ($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_COMMENT) {
-			return DI::l10n()->t('comment');
+			return $l10n->t('comment');
 		}
 
-		return DI::l10n()->t('post');
+		return $l10n->t('post');
 	}
 
 	/**