diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 8a2706252a..e32e9a8fa0 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set_time_limit(0);
 
-define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.1.934' );
+define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.1.935' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.2'  );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1045   );
 
@@ -2405,9 +2405,7 @@ function get_birthdays() {
 	if(! local_user())
 		return $o;
 
-	$bd_format = get_config('system','birthday_format');
-	if(! $bd_format)
-		$bd_format = 'g A l F d' ; // 8 AM Friday January 18
+	$bd_format = t('g A l F d') ; // 8 AM Friday January 18
 
 	$r = q("SELECT `event`.*, `event`.`id` AS `eid`, `contact`.* FROM `event` 
 		LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `event`.`cid` 
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 9d30abd668..7978ecaf2b 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 				'$delete' => t('Delete conversation'),
 				'$body' => $rr['body'],
 				'$to_name' => $rr['name'],
-				'$date' => datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$rr['mailcreated'],'D, d M Y - g:i A')
+				'$date' => datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$rr['mailcreated'], t('D, d M Y - g:i A'))
 			));
 		}
 		$o .= paginate($a);