diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/Bundle.properties b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/Bundle.properties
index 843c68102d..46e946a181 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/Bundle.properties
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/Bundle.properties
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ Timeline.progressWindow.name=Timeline
 Timeline.progressWindow.title=Generating Timeline data
 OpenTimeLineAction.msgdlg.text=Could not create timeline, there are no data sources.
 TimeLineTopComponent.timeZonePanel.text=Display Times In\:
+datasource.missing.confirmation="The Timeline events database was previously populated with an old version of Autopsy.\nThe data source filter will be unavailable unless you update the events database.\nDo you want to update the events database now?"
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/TimeLineController.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/TimeLineController.java
index fa51823de7..cf73c71d65 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/TimeLineController.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/TimeLineController.java
@@ -677,9 +677,7 @@ public class TimeLineController {
 
     synchronized int showDataSourcesMissingConfirmation() {
         return JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(mainFrame,
-                "The Timeline events database was previously populated with an old version of Autopsy."
-                + "\nThe data source filter will be unavailable unless you update the events database."
-                + "\nDo you want to update the events database now?",
+                NbBundle.getMessage(TimeLineController.class, "datasource.missing.confirmation"),
                 "Update Timeline database?",
                 JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
                 JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);