diff --git a/cms/templates/base.html b/cms/templates/base.html
index 9bb7ae2285..cc27128183 100644
--- a/cms/templates/base.html
+++ b/cms/templates/base.html
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ var require = {
             deps: ["coffee/src/ajax_prefix"]
         }
     },
-    // load jquery automatically
-    deps: ["jquery"],
+    // load jquery and gettext automatically
+    deps: ["jquery", "gettext"],
     callback: function() {
         // load other scripts on every page, after jquery loads
         require(["js/base", "coffee/src/main", "coffee/src/logger", "datepair"]);