diff --git a/lib/private/user/manager.php b/lib/private/user/manager.php
index 8583a451f2dea9a9bccac210275f23f7d1cef982..a2ad9d17702cfc51caa9335a626da3add82cc73c 100644
--- a/lib/private/user/manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/user/manager.php
@@ -239,24 +239,25 @@ class Manager extends PublicEmitter {
 	 * @return bool | \OC\User\User the created user of false
 	 */
 	public function createUser($uid, $password) {
+		$l = \OC_L10N::get('lib');
 		// Check the name for bad characters
 		// Allowed are: "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9" and "_.@-"
 		if (preg_match('/[^a-zA-Z0-9 _\.@\-]/', $uid)) {
-			throw new \Exception('Only the following characters are allowed in a username:'
-				. ' "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", and "_.@-"');
+			throw new \Exception($l->t('Only the following characters are allowed in a username:'
+				. ' "a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", and "_.@-"'));
 		}
 		// No empty username
 		if (trim($uid) == '') {
-			throw new \Exception('A valid username must be provided');
+			throw new \Exception($l->t('A valid username must be provided'));
 		}
 		// No empty password
 		if (trim($password) == '') {
-			throw new \Exception('A valid password must be provided');
+			throw new \Exception($l->t('A valid password must be provided'));
 		}
 
 		// Check if user already exists
 		if ($this->userExists($uid)) {
-			throw new \Exception('The username is already being used');
+			throw new \Exception($l->t('The username is already being used'));
 		}
 
 		$this->emit('\OC\User', 'preCreateUser', array($uid, $password));