diff --git a/mod/home.php b/mod/home.php
index 59cc31d3b..53b111bdf 100644
--- a/mod/home.php
+++ b/mod/home.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function home_content(&$a) {
  *		$a->page['footer'] = '';
  *	$a->page['footer'] .= "<div class=\"powered\" >Powered by <a href=\"http://friendika.com\" title=\"friendika\" >friendika</a></div>";
  */
-	$o .= '<h1>Welcome' . ((x($a->config,'sitename')) ? " to {$a->config['sitename']}" : "" ) . '</h1>';
+	$o .= '<h1>' . ((x($a->config,'sitename')) ? t("Welcome to ").$a->config['sitename'] : "" ) . '</h1>';
 	if(file_exists('home.html'))
  		$o .= file_get_contents('home.html');
 
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ function home_content(&$a) {
 	return $o;
 
 	
-}} 
\ No newline at end of file
+}} 
diff --git a/util/strings.php b/util/strings.php
index 39d66a3a9..6e6c4b27c 100644
--- a/util/strings.php
+++ b/util/strings.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ $a->strings['Page not found.' ] = 'Page not found.' ;
 $a->strings['Permission denied'] = 'Permission denied';
 $a->strings['Permission denied.'] = 'Permission denied.';
 $a->strings['Nickname or Email address: '] = 'Nickname or Email address: ';
+$a->strings['Welcome to '] = 'Welcome to ';
 $a->strings['Password: '] = 'Password: ';
 $a->strings['Login'] = 'Login';
 $a->strings['Nickname/Email/OpenID: '] = 'Nickname/Email/OpenID: ';