diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 4df8ac596..df915d07a 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -385,13 +385,8 @@ void Context::createDefaultConfig ()
   // Do we need to create a default rc?
   if (! rc_file.exists ())
   {
-    if (!confirm ("A configuration file could not be found in " // TODO i18n
-                + home_dir
-                + "\n\n"
-                + "Would you like a sample "
-                + rc_file.data
-                + " created, so taskwarrior can proceed?"))
-      throw std::string ("Cannot proceed without rc file.");
+    if (!confirm (format (STRING_CONTEXT_CREATE_RC, home_dir, rc_file.data)))
+      throw std::string (STRING_CONTEXT_NEED_RC);
 
     config.createDefaultRC (rc_file, data_dir);
   }
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index 65da22182..731c204c6 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include <Context.h>
 #include <Hooks.h>
 #include <Timer.h>
+#include <i18n.h>
+
+#define L10N                                           // Localization complete.
 
 extern Context context;
 
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ void Hooks::initialize ()
             (void) n.skip (',');
           }
           else
-            throw std::string ("Malformed hook definition '") + *it + "'.";
+            throw std::string (format (STRING_LUA_BAD_HOOK_DEF, *it));
         }
       }
     }
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ bool Hooks::trigger (const std::string& event)
           return false;
       }
       else
-        throw std::string ("Unrecognized hook event '") + event + "'.";
+        throw std::string (format (STRING_LUA_BAD_EVENT, event));
     }
   }
 #endif
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ bool Hooks::trigger (const std::string& event, Task& task)
           return false;
       }
       else
-        throw std::string ("Unrecognized hook event '") + event + "'.";
+        throw std::string (format (STRING_LUA_BAD_EVENT, event));
     }
   }
 #endif
@@ -215,6 +218,7 @@ bool Hooks::validProgramEvent (const std::string& event)
   return false;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Hooks::validTaskEvent (const std::string& event)
 {
   if (std::find (validTaskEvents.begin (), validTaskEvents.end (), event) != validTaskEvents.end ())
diff --git a/src/en-US.h b/src/en-US.h
index 304fba3f0..92cbe5c66 100644
--- a/src/en-US.h
+++ b/src/en-US.h
@@ -108,10 +108,18 @@
 #define STRING_CMD_SHOW_CONF_VAR     "Config Variable"
 #define STRING_CMD_SHOW_CONF_VALUE   "Value"
 
+// Context
+#define STRING_CONTEXT_CREATE_RC     "A configuration file could not be found in {1}\n\nWould you like a sample {2} created, so taskwarrior can proceed?"
+#define STRING_CONTEXT_NEED_RC       "Cannot proceed without rc file."
+
 // DOM
 #define STRING_DOM_UNKNOWN           "<unknown>"
 #define STRING_DOM_UNREC             "DOM: Cannot get unrecognized name '{1}'."
 #define STRING_DOM_CANNOT_SET        "DOM: Cannot set '{1}'."
 
+// Lua
+#define STRING_LUA_BAD_HOOK_DEF      "Malformed hook definition '{1}'."
+#define STRING_LUA_BAD_EVENT         "Unrecognized hook event '{1}'."
+
 #endif