diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0126_auto_20220112_2315.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0126_auto_20220112_2315.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23645d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0126_auto_20220112_2315.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.10 on 2022-01-12 23:15
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0125_alter_user_preferred_language"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="annualgoal",
+            name="privacy",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("public", "Public"),
+                    ("unlisted", "Unlisted"),
+                    ("followers", "Followers"),
+                    ("direct", "Private"),
+                ],
+                default="public",
+                max_length=255,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="importjob",
+            name="privacy",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("public", "Public"),
+                    ("unlisted", "Unlisted"),
+                    ("followers", "Followers"),
+                    ("direct", "Private"),
+                ],
+                default="public",
+                max_length=255,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="user",
+            name="default_post_privacy",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("public", "Public"),
+                    ("unlisted", "Unlisted"),
+                    ("followers", "Followers"),
+                    ("direct", "Private"),
+                ],
+                default="public",
+                max_length=255,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
index 7d14f88f..0edcd8fd 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
@@ -203,9 +203,12 @@ class UsernameField(ActivitypubFieldMixin, models.CharField):
         return value.split("@")[0]
 
 
-PrivacyLevels = models.TextChoices(
-    "Privacy", ["public", "unlisted", "followers", "direct"]
-)
+PrivacyLevels = [
+    ("public", _("Public")),
+    ("unlisted", _("Unlisted")),
+    ("followers", _("Followers")),
+    ("direct", _("Private")),
+]
 
 
 class PrivacyField(ActivitypubFieldMixin, models.CharField):
@@ -214,9 +217,7 @@ class PrivacyField(ActivitypubFieldMixin, models.CharField):
     public = "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(
-            *args, max_length=255, choices=PrivacyLevels.choices, default="public"
-        )
+        super().__init__(*args, max_length=255, choices=PrivacyLevels, default="public")
 
     # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     def set_field_from_activity(self, instance, data, overwrite=True):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py b/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py
index 919bbf0d..bcba391b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/import_job.py
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ class ImportJob(models.Model):
     mappings = models.JSONField()
     complete = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     source = models.CharField(max_length=100)
-    privacy = models.CharField(
-        max_length=255, default="public", choices=PrivacyLevels.choices
-    )
+    privacy = models.CharField(max_length=255, default="public", choices=PrivacyLevels)
     retry = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     @property
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/user.py b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
index bd340b01..a63d3f15 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class User(OrderedCollectionPageMixin, AbstractUser):
         related_name="favorite_statuses",
     )
     default_post_privacy = models.CharField(
-        max_length=255, default="public", choices=fields.PrivacyLevels.choices
+        max_length=255, default="public", choices=fields.PrivacyLevels
     )
     remote_id = fields.RemoteIdField(null=True, unique=True, activitypub_field="id")
     created_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class AnnualGoal(BookWyrmModel):
     goal = models.IntegerField(validators=[MinValueValidator(1)])
     year = models.IntegerField(default=get_current_year)
     privacy = models.CharField(
-        max_length=255, default="public", choices=fields.PrivacyLevels.choices
+        max_length=255, default="public", choices=fields.PrivacyLevels
     )
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html
index b18eb4e9..642d177c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/preferences/edit_user.html
@@ -34,26 +34,26 @@
                 <div class="column">
                     {{ form.avatar }}
 
-                    {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.avatar.errors id="desc_avatar" %}    
+                    {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.avatar.errors id="desc_avatar" %}
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <label class="label" for="id_name">{% trans "Display name:" %}</label>
                 {{ form.name }}
 
-                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.name.errors id="desc_name" %}    
+                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.name.errors id="desc_name" %}
             </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <label class="label" for="id_summary">{% trans "Summary:" %}</label>
                 {{ form.summary }}
 
-                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.summary.errors id="desc_summary" %}    
+                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.summary.errors id="desc_summary" %}
             </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <label class="label" for="id_email">{% trans "Email address:" %}</label>
                 {{ form.email }}
 
-                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.email.errors id="desc_email" %}    
+                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.email.errors id="desc_email" %}
             </div>
         </div>
     </section>