diff --git a/nodeownership.module b/nodeownership.module
index 40b7257..e94d59b 100644
--- a/nodeownership.module
+++ b/nodeownership.module
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function nodeownership_claim_form($form_state, $nid) {
   $form['claim'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
     '#title' => t('Owner Details '),
-    '#value' => '<br/><br/> NOTE: False claims may lead to termination of your account on our site.',
+    '#value' => '<br/><br/> ' . t('NOTE: False claims may lead to termination of your account on our site.'),
     '#weight' => -9
   );
   
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ function nodeownership_claim_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $recipient['name'] = db_result(db_query("SELECT name FROM {users} where uid = 1"));
   $params = $from;
   $mail = drupal_mail('nodeownership', 'user_claim', $recipient['mail'], $language, $params, $from['mail']);
-  drupal_set_message('Your claim has been recorded and a mail has been sent to admin. We will contact you shortly.');
+  drupal_set_message(t('Your claim has been recorded and a mail has been sent to admin. We will contact you shortly.'));
   return drupal_goto('node/'. $nid);
 }