diff --git a/public/src/modules/translator.js b/public/src/modules/translator.js
index 8c68b0c06a..465a240e4e 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/translator.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/translator.js
@@ -580,39 +580,13 @@
 		prepareDOM: function prepareDOM() {
 			// Load the appropriate timeago locale file,
 			// and correct NodeBB language codes to timeago codes, if necessary
-			var languageCode;
-			switch (config.userLang) {
-			case 'en-GB':
-			case 'en-US':
-				languageCode = 'en';
-				break;
-
-			case 'fa-IR':
-				languageCode = 'fa';
-				break;
-
-			case 'pt-BR':
-				languageCode = 'pt-br';
-				break;
-
-			case 'nb':
-				languageCode = 'no';
-				break;
-
-			default:
-				languageCode = config.userLang;
-				break;
-			}
+			var languageCode = utils.userLangToTimeagoCode(config.userLang);
 
-			jQuery.getScript(config.relative_path + '/assets/vendor/jquery/timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + languageCode + '.js').done(function () {
-				jQuery('.timeago').timeago();
-				adaptor.timeagoShort = assign({}, jQuery.timeago.settings.strings);
+			adaptor.timeagoShort = assign({}, jQuery.timeago.settings.strings);
 
-				// Retrieve the shorthand timeago values as well
-				jQuery.getScript(config.relative_path + '/assets/vendor/jquery/timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + languageCode + '-short.js').done(function () {
-					// Switch back to long-form
-					adaptor.toggleTimeagoShorthand();
-				});
+			jQuery.getScript(config.relative_path + '/assets/vendor/jquery/timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + languageCode + '-short.js').done(function () {
+				// Switch back to long-form
+				adaptor.toggleTimeagoShorthand();
 			});
 
 			// Add directional code if necessary
diff --git a/public/src/utils.js b/public/src/utils.js
index fe655c2e3b..6e7f0400d1 100644
--- a/public/src/utils.js
+++ b/public/src/utils.js
@@ -103,7 +103,16 @@
 		hasLanguageKey: function (input) {
 			return utils.languageKeyRegex.test(input);
 		},
-
+		userLangToTimeagoCode: function (userLang) {
+			var mapping = {
+				'en-GB': 'en',
+				'en-US': 'en',
+				'fa-IR': 'fa',
+				'pt-BR': 'pt-br',
+				nb: 'no',
+			};
+			return mapping[userLang] || userLang;
+		},
 		// shallow objects merge
 		merge: function () {
 			var result = {};
diff --git a/src/middleware/header.js b/src/middleware/header.js
index d5c3d53e6f..fe95b11a27 100644
--- a/src/middleware/header.js
+++ b/src/middleware/header.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var meta = require('../meta');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var navigation = require('../navigation');
 var translator = require('../translator');
+var utils = require('../utils');
 
 var controllers = {
 	api: require('../controllers/api'),
@@ -152,6 +153,8 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 					return { src: script };
 				});
 
+				addTimeagoLocaleScript(templateValues.scripts, res.locals.config.userLang);
+
 				if (req.route && req.route.path === '/') {
 					modifyTitle(templateValues);
 				}
@@ -168,6 +171,11 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
+	function addTimeagoLocaleScript(scripts, userLang) {
+		var languageCode = utils.userLangToTimeagoCode(userLang);
+		scripts.push({ src: nconf.get('relative_path') + '/assets/vendor/jquery/timeago/locales/jquery.timeago.' + languageCode + '.js' });
+	}
+
 	middleware.renderFooter = function (req, res, data, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {