diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 4e8708b9c..de24c4f74 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ EMAIL_USE_TLS = env('EMAIL_USE_TLS', True)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 LOCALE_PATHS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'locale'),]
 
-LANGUAGES = [
-    ('en-US', _('English')),
-    ('en-beep', _('Beep')),
-]
-
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
@@ -143,6 +138,11 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+LANGUAGES = [
+    ('en-us', _('English')),
+    ('en-beep', _('Beep')),
+]
+
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index c658ac3ff..70c44e078 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@
         <div class="navbar-start">
             {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
             <a href="{% url 'user-shelves' request.user.localname %}" class="navbar-item">
-                Your shelves
+                {% trans "Your shelves" %}
             </a>
             <a href="/#feed" class="navbar-item">
-                Feed
+                {% trans "Feed" %}
             </a>
             <a href="{% url 'lists' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                Lists
+                {% trans "Lists" %}
             </a>
             {% endif %}
         </div>
diff --git a/celerywyrm/settings.py b/celerywyrm/settings.py
index c27072c2a..92986d8e4 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/settings.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/settings.py
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
 
-USE_I18N = True
+USE_I18N = False
 
-USE_L10N = True
+USE_L10N = False
 
 USE_TZ = True
 
diff --git a/locale/en_BEEP/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/locale/en_BEEP/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26c5ec5a3
Binary files /dev/null and b/locale/en_BEEP/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo differ
diff --git a/bookwyrm/locale/en-beep/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/locale/en_BEEP/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
similarity index 100%
rename from bookwyrm/locale/en-beep/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
rename to locale/en_BEEP/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
diff --git a/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..810d27177
Binary files /dev/null and b/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo differ
diff --git a/bookwyrm/locale/en-US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
similarity index 99%
rename from bookwyrm/locale/en-US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
rename to locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 9ecbea8ca..475f4ecfc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/locale/en-US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: bookwyrm/templates/book.html:215 bookwyrm/templates/search_results.html:84
 #: bookwyrm/templates/user/user_layout.html:60
 msgid "Lists"
-msgstr "lirsts"
+msgstr ""
 
 #: bookwyrm/templates/book.html:244
 msgid "rated it"