diff --git a/constance/admin.py b/constance/admin.py
index 459e47a..4081ca3 100644
--- a/constance/admin.py
+++ b/constance/admin.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ConstanceAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             context['config'].append({
                 'name': name,
                 'default': localize(default),
-                'help_text': help_text,
+                'help_text': _(help_text),
                 'value': localize(value),
                 'modified': value != default,
                 'form_field': form[name]
diff --git a/constance/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/constance/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a8951
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diff --git a/constance/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/constance/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0266ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constance/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-02-17 16:33+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2012-02-17 16:34+0100\n"
+"Last-Translator: Florian Apolloner <apollo13@apolloner.eu>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1)\n"
+
+#: admin.py:79
+msgid "Live settings updated successfully."
+msgstr "Die Livekonfiguration wurde erfolgreich aktualisiert."
+
+#: admin.py:83
+msgid "Constance config"
+msgstr "Constance Konfiguration"
+
+#: backends/database/models.py:18
+msgid "constance"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: backends/database/models.py:19
+msgid "constances"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: templates/admin/constance/change_list.html:39
+msgid "Name"
+msgstr "Name"
+
+#: templates/admin/constance/change_list.html:40
+msgid "Default"
+msgstr "Voreinstellung"
+
+#: templates/admin/constance/change_list.html:41
+msgid "Value"
+msgstr "Wert"
+
+#: templates/admin/constance/change_list.html:42
+msgid "Is modified"
+msgstr "Ist modifiziert"
+
+#: templates/admin/constance/change_list.html:64
+msgid "Save"
+msgstr "Speichern"
+
+#: templates/admin/constance/change_list.html:74
+msgid "Home"
+msgstr "Start"
+
diff --git a/constance/templates/admin/constance/change_list.html b/constance/templates/admin/constance/change_list.html
index f975374..1b34bdf 100644
--- a/constance/templates/admin/constance/change_list.html
+++ b/constance/templates/admin/constance/change_list.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                             {{item.form_field}}
                         </td>
                     <td>
-                        <img src="{% admin_media_prefix %}img/admin/icon-{% if item.modified %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}.gif" alt="%s" />
+                        <img src="{% admin_media_prefix %}img/icon-{% if item.modified %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}.gif" alt="{{ item.modified }}" />
                     </td>
                     </tr>
                 {% endfor %}