diff --git a/js/translator.js b/js/translator.js
index 34bbb717..fe9d0ec0 100644
--- a/js/translator.js
+++ b/js/translator.js
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ var Translator = (function() {
 			// variables: {timeToWait: "2 hours", work: "painting"}
 			// to: "Please wait for 2 hours before continuing with painting."
 			function createStringFromTemplate(template, variables) {
+				if(Object.prototype.toString.call(template) !== "[object String]") {
+					return template;
+				}
 				if(variables.fallback && !template.match(new RegExp("\{.+\}"))) {
 					template = variables.fallback;
 				}