diff --git a/main/data/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.ui b/main/data/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.ui
index 10a66bde..585e93d6 100644
--- a/main/data/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.ui
+++ b/main/data/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.ui
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <child>
                     <object class="GtkButton" id="cancel_button">
-                        <property name="label">Cancel</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Cancel</property>
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                     </object>
                     <packing>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <child>
                             <object class="GtkLabel">
-                                <property name="label">JID</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">JID</property>
                                 <property name="xalign">1</property>
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                             </object>
diff --git a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
index b111a6d5..5715db51 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         if (jid == null || jid.localpart == null || jid.resourcepart != null) {
             jid_entry.secondary_icon_name = "dialog-warning-symbolic";
             // TODO why doesn't the tooltip work
-            jid_entry.set_icon_tooltip_text(EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY, "JID should be of the form \"user@example.com\"");
+            jid_entry.set_icon_tooltip_text(EntryIconPosition.SECONDARY, _("JID should be of the form “user@example.com”"));
         } else {
             jid_entry.secondary_icon_name = null;
         }