diff --git a/preferences/addcategory.php b/preferences/addcategory.php
index 08b7fa3f63..4eeb04f942 100644
--- a/preferences/addcategory.php
+++ b/preferences/addcategory.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     }
 
     if ($errorcount) { $t->set_var('message',$phpgw->common->error_list($error)); }
-    if (($submit) && (! $error) && (! $errorcount)) { $t->set_var('message',lang("Category $cat_name has been added !")); }
+    if (($submit) && (! $error) && (! $errorcount)) { $t->set_var('message',lang("Category x has been added !",$cat_name)); }
     if ((! $submit) && (! $error) && (! $errorcount)) { $t->set_var('message',''); }
 
 
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@
     $t->pparse('addhandle','add');
 
     $phpgw->common->phpgw_footer();
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/preferences/editcategory.php b/preferences/editcategory.php
index 134b995f39..86878d0497 100644
--- a/preferences/editcategory.php
+++ b/preferences/editcategory.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     }
 
     if ($errorcount) { $t->set_var('message',$phpgw->common->error_list($error)); }
-    if (($submit) && (! $error) && (! $errorcount)) { $t->set_var('message',lang("Category $cat_name has been updated !")); }
+    if (($submit) && (! $error) && (! $errorcount)) { $t->set_var('message',lang("Category x has been updated !",$cat_name)); }
     if ((! $submit) && (! $error) && (! $errorcount)) { $t->set_var('message',''); }
 
     $cats = $c->return_single($cat_id);