diff --git a/public/src/modules/translator.js b/public/src/modules/translator.js
index 0824cce59e..6c3db46116 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/translator.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/translator.js
@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@
 	"use strict";
 	/* globals RELATIVE_PATH, config, define */
 
+	var S;
+
 	// export the class if we are in a Node-like system.
 	if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports === translator) {
 		exports = module.exports = translator;
+		S = require('string');
+	} else {
+		require(['string'], function(stringLib) {
+			S = stringLib;
+		});
 	}
 
 	var	languages = {},
 		regexes = {
-			match: /\[\[\w+:[\w\.]+((?!\[\[|<|>|\(|\)).)*?\]\]/g,	// see tests/translator.js for an explanation re: this monster
+			match: /\[\[\w+:[\w\.]+((?!\[\[).)*?\]\]/g,	// see tests/translator.js for an explanation re: this monster
 			split: /[,][\s]*/,
 			replace: /\]+$/
 		};
@@ -187,8 +194,9 @@
 
 	function insertLanguage(text, key, value, variables) {
 		if (value) {
+			var variable;
 			for (var i = 1, ii = variables.length; i < ii; i++) {
-				var variable = variables[i].replace(']]', '');
+				variable = S(variables[i]).chompRight(']]').collapseWhitespace().escapeHTML().s;
 				value = value.replace('%' + i, variable);
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/meta/templates.js b/src/meta/templates.js
index cc6f6ad2cd..9a5aa5c72b 100644
--- a/src/meta/templates.js
+++ b/src/meta/templates.js
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ Templates.compile = function(callback) {
 			baseTpls.forEach(function(el, i) {
 				paths[baseTpls[i]] = path.join(baseTemplatesPath, baseTpls[i]);
 			});
-// console.log(pluginTemplates);
 
 			for (var tpl in pluginTemplates) {
 				if (pluginTemplates.hasOwnProperty(tpl)) {
diff --git a/tests/translator.js b/tests/translator.js
index c3f01b4d15..ede6acd75a 100644
--- a/tests/translator.js
+++ b/tests/translator.js
@@ -71,10 +71,17 @@ describe('Translator', function(){
 			});
 		});
 
+		it('should properly handle parameters that contain parentheses', function(done) {
+			translator.translate('[[global:pagination.out_of, (foobar), [[global:home]]]]', function(translated) {
+				assert.strictEqual(translated, '(foobar) out of Home');
+				done();
+			});
+		});
+
 		it('should not translate language key parameters with HTML in them', function(done) {
 			var key = '[[global:403.login, <strong>test</strong>]]';
 			translator.translate(key, function(translated) {
-				assert.strictEqual(translated, key);
+				assert.strictEqual(translated, 'Perhaps you should <a href=\'&lt;strong&gt;test&lt;/strong&gt;/login\'>try logging in</a>?');
 				done();
 			});
 		})