diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index b2671f3be..b6ac437f9 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Core(
         self.register_introspection_functions()
                 
         # Initialize gettext
-        if deluge.common.windows_check():
+        if deluge.common.windows_check() or deluge.common.osx_check():
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
         else:
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index 1d4497b1f..d75765518 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class GtkUI:
         gobject.threads_init()
         
         # Initialize gettext
-        if deluge.common.windows_check():
+        if deluge.common.windows_check() or deluge.common.osx_check():
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
         else:
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py b/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py
index beb91d019..ffe5b71ce 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import web
 import random
 import gettext
 import locale
+import deluge.common
 from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
 import pkg_resources
 from deluge.ui.client import sclient
@@ -38,11 +39,15 @@ import components
 from deluge.log import LOG as log
 
 # Initialize gettext
-locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
-locale.bindtextdomain("deluge",
+if deluge.common.windows_check() or deluge.common.osx_check():
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+else:
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
+    locale.bindtextdomain("deluge",
             pkg_resources.resource_filename(
                                     "deluge", "i18n"))
-locale.textdomain("deluge")
+    locale.textdomain("deluge")
+
 gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge",
             pkg_resources.resource_filename(
                                     "deluge", "i18n"))