diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseListField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseListField.php
index b4a0dbfdf..b0f72a9ff 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseListField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/BaseListField.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract class BaseListField extends BaseField
     protected function getValidationMessage()
     {
         if ($this->internalValidationMessage == null) {
-            return "option not in list";
+            return gettext('option not in list');
         } else {
             return $this->internalValidationMessage;
         }