diff --git a/public/src/forum/recent.js b/public/src/forum/recent.js
index 7a7dbc26f1..4694152125 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/recent.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/recent.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ define(function() {
 
 			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
 
-			html = $(html);
+			html = $(translatedHTML);
 			container.append(html);
 			$('span.timeago').timeago();
 			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));