diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
index e7295864de..79c6e65ee3 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
@@ -185,9 +185,13 @@
       %endif
       % if is_course_blocked:
         <p id="block-course-msg" class="course-block">
-            ${_('You can no longer access this course because payment has not yet been received. you can <a href="#">contact the account holder</a> to request payment, or you can')}
-            <a id="unregister_block_course" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course.id | h}" data-course-number="${course.number | h}" href="#unenroll-modal" > ${_('unenroll')} </a>
-            ${_('for this course.')}
+            ${_("You can no longer access this course because payment has not yet been received. You
+	    can {link_start}contact the account holder{link_end} to request payment, or you can 
+	    {unenroll_link_start}unenroll{unenroll_link_end} from this course").format(
+	    link_start='<a href="#">',
+	    link_end='</a>',
+	    unenroll_link_start='<a id="unregister_block_course" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course.id | h}" data-course-number="${course.number | h}" href="#unenroll-modal">',
+	    unenroll_link_end="</a>")}
         </p>
       %endif