diff --git a/home/index.php b/home/index.php
index 4b32c1e41e..b2b0813362 100755
--- a/home/index.php
+++ b/home/index.php
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@
 	** Display the mainscreen message
 	*/
 	$GLOBALS['egw']->translation->add_app('mainscreen');
-	if((lang('mainscreen_message') != 'mainscreen_message*') && (lang('mainscreen_message') != 'mainscreen_message'))
+	if(translation::translate('mainscreen_message',false,'') == 'mainscreen_message')
+	{
+		translation::add_app('mainscreen','en');    // trying the en one
+	}
+	if(translation::translate('mainscreen_message',false,'') != 'mainscreen_message')
 	{
 		echo '<div style="text-align: center;">' . lang('mainscreen_message') . "</div>\n";
 	}