1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/request.py b/ipalib/request.py
index ea028239c..5a07d4dbb 100644
--- a/ipalib/request.py
+++ b/ipalib/request.py
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ from constants import OVERRIDE_ERROR
 context = threading.local()
 
 
+def _(message):
+    if hasattr(context, 'gettext'):
+        return context.gettext(message)
+    return message.decode('UTF-8')
+
+
 def set_languages(*languages):
     if hasattr(context, 'languages'):
         raise StandardError(OVERRIDE_ERROR %