diff --git a/templates/zerver/app/index.html b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
index fe1ec69270..c123dc6383 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/app/index.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@
     <div class="alert-box">
         <div class="alert alert_sidebar alert-error home-error-bar" id="connection-error">
             <div class="exit"></div>
-            {% trans %}<strong class="message">Unable to connect to Zulip.</strong> Updates may be delayed.{% endtrans %}
-            {{ _('Retrying soon...') }} <a class="restart_get_events_button">{{ _('Try now.') }}</a>
+            <strong class="message">{{ _('Unable to connect to Zulip.') }}</strong>
+            {{ _('Updates may be delayed.') }}
+            {{ _('Retrying soon…') }}
+            <a class="restart_get_events_button">{{ _('Try now.') }}</a>
         </div>
         <div class="alert alert_sidebar alert-error home-error-bar" id="zephyr-mirror-error">
             <div class="exit"></div>