diff --git a/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp b/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp
index 9c9c12b14..d2c27920a 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ bool MainMenuScreen::m_enable_online = false;
 
 MainMenuScreen::MainMenuScreen() : Screen("main_menu.stkgui")
 {
+    m_online_string = _("Online");
+    m_login_string = _("Login");
 }   // MainMenuScreen
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -167,12 +169,12 @@ void MainMenuScreen::onUpdate(float delta)
     {
         m_user_id->setText(player->getLastOnlineName() + "@stk");
         m_online->setActive(true);
-        m_online->setLabel( _("Online"));
+        m_online->setLabel(m_online_string);
     }
     else if (PlayerManager::getCurrentOnlineState() == PlayerProfile::OS_SIGNED_OUT)
     {
         m_online->setActive(true);
-        m_online->setLabel( _("Login" ));
+        m_online->setLabel(m_login_string);
         m_user_id->setText(player->getName());
     }
     else
@@ -182,8 +184,8 @@ void MainMenuScreen::onUpdate(float delta)
         m_user_id->setText(player->getName());
     }
 
-    m_online->setLabel(PlayerManager::getCurrentOnlineId() ? _("Online")
-                                                           : _("Login" )  );
+    m_online->setLabel(PlayerManager::getCurrentOnlineId() ? m_online_string
+                                                           : m_login_string);
     IconButtonWidget* addons_icon = getWidget<IconButtonWidget>("addons");
     if (addons_icon != NULL)
     {
diff --git a/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.hpp b/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.hpp
index 0da2a18df..f4d203045 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/main_menu_screen.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class MainMenuScreen : public GUIEngine::Screen, public GUIEngine::ScreenSinglet
 private:
     friend class GUIEngine::ScreenSingleton<MainMenuScreen>;
 
+    core::stringw m_online_string;
+
+    core::stringw m_login_string;
+
     /** Keep the widget to avoid looking it up every frame. */
     GUIEngine::IconButtonWidget* m_online;