diff --git a/modules/apply_for_role/apply_for_role.module b/modules/apply_for_role/apply_for_role.module
index e15bffd..f10f583 100644
--- a/modules/apply_for_role/apply_for_role.module
+++ b/modules/apply_for_role/apply_for_role.module
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ function apply_for_role_apply_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $count_received = count($received);
   $count_not_received = count($not_received);
   if (!empty($count_received)) {
-    drupal_set_message(format_plural($count_received, 'Your application was received for the following role: %roles', 'Your applications were received for the following roles: %roles', array('%roles' => implode(', ', $received))));
+    drupal_set_message(t('%message %roles', array('%message' => format_plural($count_received, t('Your application was received for the following role:'), t('Your applications were received for the following roles:')), '%roles' => implode(', ', $received))));
   }
   if (!empty($count_not_received)) {
-    drupal_set_message(format_plural($count_received, 'There was a problem processing your application for the following role: %roles', 'There was a problem processing your application for the following role: %roles', array('%roles' => implode(', ', $not_received))));
+    drupal_set_message(t('%message %roles', array('%message' => format_plural($count_not_received, t('There was a problem processing your application for the following role:'), t('There was a problem processing your applications for the following roles:')), '%roles' => implode(', ', $not_received))), 'error');
   }
   $form_state['redirect'] = 'user/'. $user->uid;
   return;
@@ -428,10 +428,10 @@ function apply_for_role_user($op, &$edit, &$user, $category = NULL) {
         $count_received = count($received);
         $count_not_received = count($not_received);
         if (!empty($count_received)) {
-          drupal_set_message(format_plural($count_received, 'Your application was received for the following role: %roles', 'Your applications were received for the following roles: %roles', array('%roles' => implode(', ', $received))));
+          drupal_set_message(t('%message %roles', array('%message' => format_plural($count_received, t('Your application was received for the following role:'), t('Your applications were received for the following roles:')), '%roles' => implode(', ', $received))));
         }
         if (!empty($count_not_received)) {
-          drupal_set_message(format_plural($count_received, 'There was a problem processing your application for the following role: %roles', 'There was a problem processing your application for the following role: %roles', array('%roles' => implode(', ', $not_received))));
+          drupal_set_message(t('%message %roles', array('%message' => format_plural($count_not_received, t('There was a problem processing your application for the following role:'), t('There was a problem processing your applications for the following roles:')), '%roles' => implode(', ', $not_received))), 'error');
         }
       }
       break;