diff --git a/error/index.php b/error/index.php
index ce75f43622f..919c88e7ad6 100644
--- a/error/index.php
+++ b/error/index.php
@@ -19,18 +19,17 @@
     $requesturi  = empty($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])  ? '' : $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
     
     print_header($site->fullname .':Error', $site->fullname .': Error 404', '', 'form.text');
-    print_simple_box('<p align="center">An unusual error occurred (tried to reach a page that doesn\'t exist).<br />'.s($requesturi).'</p>', 'center');
+    print_simple_box('<p align="center">'. get_string('pagenotexist', 'error'). '<br />'.s($requesturi).'</p>', 'center');
   
 ?>
   
   <center>
-  <p>If you have time, please let us know what you were trying 
-     to do when the error occurred:
+  <p><? get_string('pleasereport', 'error'); ?>
   <p><form action="<?php echo $CFG->wwwroot ?>/error/index.php" name="form" method="post">
      <textarea rows="3" cols="50" name="text"></textarea><br />
      <input type="hidden" name="referer" value="<?php p($httpreferer) ?>">
      <input type="hidden" name="requested" value="<?php p($requesturi) ?>">
-     <input type="submit" value="Send this off">
+     <input type="submit" value="<?php get_string('sendmessage', 'error'); ?>">
      </form>
 <?php
 
diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/error.php b/lang/en_utf8/error.php
index cd67f105fe6..3f3ea4cfd56 100644
--- a/lang/en_utf8/error.php
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/error.php
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ $string['notavailable'] = 'That is not currently available';
 $string['onlyeditown'] = 'You can only edit your own information';
 $string['onlyeditingteachers'] = 'Only editing teachers can do that.';
 $string['onlyadmins'] = 'Only administrators can do that.';
+$string['pagenotexist'] = 'An unusual error occurred (tried to reach a page that doesn\'t exist).';
+$string['pleasereport'] = 'If you have time, please let us know what you were trying to do when the error occurred:';
 $string['pluginrequirementsnotmet'] = 'Plugin \"$a->pluginname\" ($a->pluginversion) could not be installed.  It requires a newer version of Moodle (currently you are using $a->currentmoodle, you need $a->requiremoodle).';
 $string['processingstops'] = 'Processing stops here. Remaining records ignored.';
 $string['remotedownloadnotallowed'] = 'Download of components to your server isn\'t allowed (allow_url_fopen is disabled).<br /><br />You must download the <a href=\"$a->url\">$a->url</a> file manually, copy it to \"$a->dest\" in your server and unzip it there.';
+$string['sendmessage'] = 'Send Message';
 $string['restricteduser'] = 'Sorry, but your current account \"$a\" is restricted from doing that.';
 $string['sessionerroruser'] = 'Your session has timed out.  Please login again.';
 $string['sessionerroruser2'] = 'A server error that affects your login session was detected. Please login again or restart your browser.';