diff --git a/cms/templates/index.html b/cms/templates/index.html
index 92efdd0d81..0d2da0b6de 100644
--- a/cms/templates/index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/index.html
@@ -227,10 +227,11 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <dl class="course-status">
-                  <dt class="label sr">This re-run processing status:</dt>
+                  ## Translators: This is a status message for the course re-runs feature. When a course admin indicates that a course should be re-run, the system needs to process that and get the new course re-run ready to go. The status of that re-run process will follow this text.
+                  <dt class="label sr">${_("This re-run processing status:")}</dt>
                   <dd class="value">
                     <i class="icon fa fa-warning"></i>
-                    <span class="copy">Configuration Error</span>
+                    <span class="copy">${_("Configuration Error")}</span>
                   </dd>
                 </dl>
               </div>