diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index 0f501310c..2200f6a9d 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -114,14 +114,17 @@ class Core(
         self.register_introspection_functions()
 
         # Initialize gettext
-        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-        if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
-            locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
-        if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
-            locale.textdomain("deluge")
-        gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
-        gettext.textdomain("deluge")
-        gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+        try:
+            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+            if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
+                locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+            if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
+                locale.textdomain("deluge")
+            gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+            gettext.textdomain("deluge")
+            gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+        except Exception, e:
+            log.error("Unable to initialize gettext/locale: %s", e)
 
         # Setup signals
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._shutdown)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index 67fdd486f..0675f5819 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -118,14 +118,17 @@ class GtkUI:
         gobject.threads_init()
 
         # Initialize gettext
-        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-        if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
-            locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
-        if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
-            locale.textdomain("deluge")
-        gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
-        gettext.textdomain("deluge")
-        gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+        try:
+            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+            if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
+                locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+            if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
+                locale.textdomain("deluge")
+            gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+            gettext.textdomain("deluge")
+            gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+        except Exception, e:
+            log.error("Unable to initialize gettext/locale: %s", e)
 
         # Setup signals
         try:
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py b/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py
index 30ff72001..0beab9b52 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/deluge_webserver.py
@@ -34,22 +34,17 @@ from webserver_common import  CONFIG_DEFAULTS
 config = ConfigManager("webui06.conf", CONFIG_DEFAULTS)
 
 # Initialize gettext
-if deluge.common.windows_check() or deluge.common.osx_check():
+try:
     locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-else:
-    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
-    locale.bindtextdomain("deluge",
-            pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                    "deluge", "i18n"))
-    locale.textdomain("deluge")
-
-gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge",
-            pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                    "deluge", "i18n"))
-gettext.textdomain("deluge")
-gettext.install("deluge",
-            pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                                    "deluge", "i18n"))
+    if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
+        locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+    if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
+        locale.textdomain("deluge")
+    gettext.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+    gettext.textdomain("deluge")
+    gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
+except Exception, e:
+    log.error("Unable to initialize gettext/locale: %s", e)
 
 components.register() #after gettext!!