diff --git a/src/qtgui/advsearch_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/advsearch_w.cpp
index d4986107..e6f35032 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/advsearch_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/advsearch_w.cpp
@@ -133,20 +133,20 @@ void AdvSearch::init()
     maxDateDTE->setCalendarPopup(calpop);
 
     // Translations for known categories
-    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("texts")] = tr("texts");
-    cat_rtranslations[tr("texts")] = QString::fromUtf8("texts"); 
+    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("texts")] = tr("text");
+    cat_rtranslations[tr("texts")] = QString::fromUtf8("text"); 
 
-    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("spreadsheets")] = tr("spreadsheets");
-    cat_rtranslations[tr("spreadsheets")] = QString::fromUtf8("spreadsheets");
+    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("spreadsheet")] = tr("spreadsheet");
+    cat_rtranslations[tr("spreadsheets")] = QString::fromUtf8("spreadsheet");
 
-    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("presentations")] = tr("presentations");
-    cat_rtranslations[tr("presentations")] =QString::fromUtf8("presentations");
+    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("presentation")] = tr("presentation");
+    cat_rtranslations[tr("presentation")] =QString::fromUtf8("presentation");
 
     cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("media")] = tr("media");
     cat_rtranslations[tr("media")] = QString::fromUtf8("media"); 
 
-    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("messages")] = tr("messages");
-    cat_rtranslations[tr("messages")] = QString::fromUtf8("messages"); 
+    cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("message")] = tr("message");
+    cat_rtranslations[tr("message")] = QString::fromUtf8("message"); 
 
     cat_translations[QString::fromUtf8("other")] = tr("other");
     cat_rtranslations[tr("other")] = QString::fromUtf8("other"); 
diff --git a/src/qtgui/main.cpp b/src/qtgui/main.cpp
index 40cc3c2e..ac954974 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/main.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <qcheckbox.h>
 #include <qcombobox.h>
 #include <QLocale>
+#include <QLibraryInfo>
 
 #include "rcldb.h"
 #include "rclconfig.h"
@@ -297,12 +298,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Usage();
 
 
-    // Translation file for Qt
-    QString slang = QLocale::system().name().left(2);
-    QTranslator qt(0);
-    qt.load(QString("qt_") + slang, "." );
-    app.installTranslator( &qt );
-
     string reason;
     theconfig = recollinit(recollCleanup, sigcleanup, reason, &a_config);
     if (!theconfig || !theconfig->ok()) {
@@ -311,8 +306,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	QMessageBox::critical(0, "Recoll",  msg);
 	exit(1);
     }
-    snapshotConfig();
     //    fprintf(stderr, "recollinit done\n");
+    snapshotConfig();
+
+    // Translations for Qt standard widgets
+    QString slang = QLocale::system().name().left(2);
+    QTranslator qt_trans(0);
+    qt_trans.load(QString("qt_%1").arg(slang), 
+		  QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
+    app.installTranslator(&qt_trans);
 
     // Translations for Recoll
     string translatdir = path_cat(theconfig->getDatadir(), "translations");