diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index cb77d8019..56e05e0db 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -37,14 +37,17 @@ import common
 
 APP = 'deluge'
 DIR = os.path.join(common.INSTALL_PREFIX, 'share', 'locale')
-if not common.windows_check(): 
-    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
-    locale.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
-    locale.textdomain(APP)
+if not common.windows_check():
+    try:
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
+        locale.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
+        locale.textdomain(APP)
+    except:
+        pass
 else:
     import gtk.glade
     locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-    gtk.glade.bindtextdomain(APP,DIR)
+    gtk.glade.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
     gtk.glade.textdomain(APP)
 gettext.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
 gettext.textdomain(APP)