diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index ceb72092..fd769c57 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ var UI;
     window.onscriptsload = function () { UI.load(); };
     /* [end skip-as-module] */
 
+    var _ = Util.Localisation.get;
+
     UI = {
 
         connected: false,
@@ -390,26 +392,26 @@ var UI;
 
             switch (state) {
                 case 'connecting':
-                    document.getElementById("noVNC_transition_text").innerHTML = Util.Localisation.get("Connecting...");
+                    document.getElementById("noVNC_transition_text").innerHTML = _("Connecting...");
                     document.documentElement.classList.add("noVNC_connecting");
                     break;
                 case 'connected':
                     UI.connected = true;
                     document.documentElement.classList.add("noVNC_connected");
                     if (rfb && rfb.get_encrypt()) {
-                        msg = Util.Localisation.get("Connected (encrypted) to ") + UI.desktopName;
+                        msg = _("Connected (encrypted) to ") + UI.desktopName;
                     } else {
-                        msg = Util.Localisation.get("Connected (unencrypted) to ") + UI.desktopName;
+                        msg = _("Connected (unencrypted) to ") + UI.desktopName;
                     }
                     UI.showStatus(msg);
                     break;
                 case 'disconnecting':
-                    document.getElementById("noVNC_transition_text").innerHTML = Util.Localisation.get("Disconnecting...");
+                    document.getElementById("noVNC_transition_text").innerHTML = _("Disconnecting...");
                     document.documentElement.classList.add("noVNC_disconnecting");
                     break;
                 case 'disconnected':
                     UI.connected = false;
-                    UI.showStatus(Util.Localisation.get("Disconnected"));
+                    UI.showStatus(_("Disconnected"));
                     break;
                 default:
                     msg = "Invalid UI state";
@@ -994,7 +996,7 @@ var UI;
             }
 
             if ((!host) || (!port)) {
-                var msg = Util.Localisation.get("Must set host and port");
+                var msg = _("Must set host and port");
                 Util.Error(msg);
                 UI.showStatus(msg, 'error');
                 return;
@@ -1260,9 +1262,9 @@ var UI;
                 // The browser is IE and we are in fullscreen mode.
                 // - We need to force clipping while in fullscreen since
                 //   scrollbars doesn't work.
-                var msg = Util.Localisation.get("Forcing clipping mode since " +
-                                                "scrollbars aren't supported " +
-                                                "by IE in fullscreen");
+                var msg = _("Forcing clipping mode since " +
+                            "scrollbars aren't supported " +
+                            "by IE in fullscreen");
                 Util.Debug(msg);
                 UI.showStatus(msg);
                 UI.rememberedClipSetting = UI.getSetting('clip');
diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
index d10d6662..ddc92bbb 100644
--- a/core/rfb.js
+++ b/core/rfb.js
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@
 };
 
 (function() {
+    var _ = Util.Localisation.get;
+
     RFB.prototype = {
         // Public methods
         connect: function (host, port, password, path) {
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@
 
             if (!this._rfb_host || !this._rfb_port) {
                 return this._fail(
-                    Util.Localisation.get("Must set host and port"));
+                    _("Must set host and port"));
             }
 
             this._rfb_init_state = '';