diff --git a/src/gajim-remote.py b/src/gajim-remote.py
index 168885768525181b7c8f978579494b15aa0f9c21..7ad39f064c741d381f94836ab8c00e39dde84a42 100644
--- a/src/gajim-remote.py
+++ b/src/gajim-remote.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ try:
     # test if dbus-x11 is installed
     bus = dbus.SessionBus()
 except Exception:
-    print str(exceptions.DbusNotSupported())
+    print _('D-Bus is not present on this machine or python module is missing')
     sys.exit(1)
 
 OBJ_PATH = '/org/gajim/dbus/RemoteObject'