diff --git a/qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp b/qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp
index 75f454795..51292fcbd 100644
--- a/qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ void UpdateManager::requestReceived(QNetworkReply *reply)
 {
 	QMessageBox msgbox;
 	QString msgTitle = tr("Check for updates.");
-	QString msgText = tr("<h3>Subsurface was unable to check for updates.</h3>");
+	QString msgText = "<h3>" + tr("Subsurface was unable to check for updates.") + "</h3>";
 
 
 	if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
 		//Network Error
-		msgText = msgText + tr("<br/><b>The following error occurred:</b><br/>") + reply->errorString()
-				+ tr("<br/><br/><b>Please check your internet connection.</b>");
+		msgText = msgText + "<br/><b>" + tr("The following error occurred:") + "</b><br/>" + reply->errorString()
+				+ "<br/><br/><b>" + tr("Please check your internet connection.") + "</b>";
 	} else {
 		//No network error
 		QString response(reply->readAll());
diff --git a/qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp b/qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp
index 0a97fdb78..e1153c42f 100644
--- a/qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ void UserSurvey::requestReceived(QNetworkReply *reply)
 {
 	QMessageBox msgbox;
 	QString msgTitle = tr("Submit User Survey.");
-	QString msgText = tr("<h3>Subsurface was unable to submit the user survey.</h3>");
+	QString msgText = "<h3>" + tr("Subsurface was unable to submit the user survey.") + "</h3>";
 
 
 	if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
 		//Network Error
-		msgText = msgText + tr("<br/><b>The following error occurred:</b><br/>") + reply->errorString()
-				+ tr("<br/><br/><b>Please check your internet connection.</b>");
+		msgText = msgText + "<br/><b>" + tr("The following error occurred:") + "</b><br/>" + reply->errorString()
+				+ "<br/><br/><b>" + tr("Please check your internet connection.") + "</b>";
 	} else {
 		//No network error
 		QString response(reply->readAll());
diff --git a/translations/subsurface_source.ts b/translations/subsurface_source.ts
index 6bd96ab7d..623a1c659 100644
--- a/translations/subsurface_source.ts
+++ b/translations/subsurface_source.ts
@@ -2856,17 +2856,17 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp" line="36"/>
-        <source>&lt;h3&gt;Subsurface was unable to check for updates.&lt;/h3&gt;</source>
+        <source>Subsurface was unable to check for updates.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp" line="41"/>
-        <source>&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The following error occurred:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</source>
+        <source>The following error occurred:</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../qt-ui/updatemanager.cpp" line="42"/>
-        <source>&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please check your internet connection.&lt;/b&gt;</source>
+        <source>Please check your internet connection.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
@@ -3017,17 +3017,17 @@ Language: %1</source>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp" line="96"/>
-        <source>&lt;h3&gt;Subsurface was unable to submit the user survey.&lt;/h3&gt;</source>
+        <source>Subsurface was unable to submit the user survey.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp" line="101"/>
-        <source>&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The following error occurred:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</source>
+        <source>The following error occurred:</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../qt-ui/usersurvey.cpp" line="102"/>
-        <source>&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please check your internet connection.&lt;/b&gt;</source>
+        <source>Please check your internet connection.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>