diff --git a/cocoa/inter/app_me.py b/cocoa/inter/app_me.py
index 408b6658..ec46701b 100644
--- a/cocoa/inter/app_me.py
+++ b/cocoa/inter/app_me.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import os.path as op
 
 from cocoa import as_fetch, proxy
 from hscommon import io
-from hscommon.trans import tr
+from hscommon.trans import trget
 from hscommon.path import Path
 
 from core import directories
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from core_me.app import DupeGuru as DupeGuruBase
 from core_me import fs
 from .app import JOBID2TITLE, PyDupeGuruBase
 
+tr = trget('ui')
+
 JobType.RemoveDeadTracks = 'jobRemoveDeadTracks'
 JobType.ScanDeadTracks = 'jobScanDeadTracks'
 
diff --git a/cocoa/inter/app_pe.py b/cocoa/inter/app_pe.py
index b418b6ae..e7aac3af 100644
--- a/cocoa/inter/app_pe.py
+++ b/cocoa/inter/app_pe.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from appscript import app, its, CommandError, ApplicationNotFoundError
 from hscommon import io
 from hscommon.util import remove_invalid_xml
 from hscommon.path import Path
-from hscommon.trans import tr
+from hscommon.trans import trget
 from cocoa import proxy
 
 from core.scanner import ScanType
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from core_pe.photo import Photo as PhotoBase
 from core_pe.app import DupeGuru as DupeGuruBase
 from .app import PyDupeGuruBase
 
+tr = trget('ui')
+
 IPHOTO_PATH = Path('iPhoto Library')
 
 class Photo(PhotoBase):