diff --git a/cms/templates/activation_complete.html b/cms/templates/activation_complete.html
index 768f17f054..fa39f13ac8 100644
--- a/cms/templates/activation_complete.html
+++ b/cms/templates/activation_complete.html
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper sr">
   <header class="mast">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      ${_("{studio_name} Account Activation").format(
-        studio_name=Text(settings.STUDIO_SHORT_NAME)
+      ${Text(_("{studio_name} Account Activation")).format(
+        studio_name=Text(settings.STUDIO_SHORT_NAME),
       )}
     </h1>
   </header>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
         <h1 class="title">${_("Your account activation is complete!")}</h1>
         <div class="copy">
           <p>
-            ${_("Thank you for activating your account. You may now sign in and start using {studio_name} to author courses.").format(
+            ${Text(_("Thank you for activating your account. You may now sign in and start using {studio_name} to author courses.")).format(
               studio_name=Text(settings.STUDIO_NAME)
             )}
           </p>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
       <ul class="list-actions">
         <li class="action-item">
           <a href="/signin" class="action-primary action-signin">
-            ${_("Sign into {studio_name}").format(
+            ${Text(_("Sign into {studio_name}")).format(
               studio_name=Text(settings.STUDIO_SHORT_NAME)
             )}
           </a>
diff --git a/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html b/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
index bdb135ee3b..66c5e06c9d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
+++ b/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 <div class="wrapper-mast wrapper sr">
   <header class="mast">
     <h1 class="page-header">
-      ${_("{studio_name} Account Activation").format(
+      ${Text(_("{studio_name} Account Activation")).format(
         studio_name=Text(settings.STUDIO_SHORT_NAME)
       )}
     </h1>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
         <div class="copy">
           <p>${_("We're sorry. Something went wrong with your activation. Check to make sure the URL you went to was correct, as e-mail programs will sometimes split it into two lines.")}</p>
           <p>
-            ${_("If you still have issues, contact {platform_name} Support. In the meantime, you can also return to {link_start}the {studio_name} homepage.{link_end}").format(
+            ${Text(_("If you still have issues, contact {platform_name} Support. In the meantime, you can also return to {link_start}the {studio_name} homepage.{link_end}")).format(
               platform_name=Text(settings.PLATFORM_NAME),
               studio_name=Text(settings.STUDIO_NAME),
               link_start=HTML('<a href="/">'),