diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5b2f40a6..38d6565c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2011-12-19 22:58:55) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2011-12-19 23:15:35) stable
diff --git a/gluon/validators.py b/gluon/validators.py
index b5709b9e..94b0fe54 100644
--- a/gluon/validators.py
+++ b/gluon/validators.py
@@ -2216,19 +2216,19 @@ class IS_DATE_IN_RANGE(IS_DATE):
                 error_message = "enter date on or after %(min)s"
             else:
                 error_message = "enter date in range %(min)s %(max)s"
-        d = dict(min=minimum, max=maximum)
+        extremes = dict(min=minimum, max=maximum)
         IS_DATE.__init__(self,
                          format = format,
-                         error_message = error_message % d)
+                         error_message = translate(error_message) % extremes)
 
     def __call__(self, value):
         (value, msg) = IS_DATE.__call__(self,value)
         if msg is not None:
             return (value, msg)
         if self.minimum and self.minimum > value:
-            return (value, translate(self.error_message))
+            return (value, self.error_message)
         if self.maximum and value > self.maximum:
-            return (value, translate(self.error_message))
+            return (value, self.error_message)
         return (value, None)
 
 
@@ -2266,19 +2266,19 @@ class IS_DATETIME_IN_RANGE(IS_DATETIME):
                 error_message = "enter date and time on or after %(min)s"
             else:
                 error_message = "enter date and time in range %(min)s %(max)s"
-        d = dict(min = minimum, max = maximum)
+        extremes = dict(min = minimum, max = maximum)
         IS_DATETIME.__init__(self,
                          format = format,
-                         error_message = error_message % d)
+                         error_message = translate(error_message) % extremes)
 
     def __call__(self, value):
         (value, msg) = IS_DATETIME.__call__(self, value)
         if msg is not None:
             return (value, msg)
         if self.minimum and self.minimum > value:
-            return (value, translate(self.error_message))
+            return (value, self.error_message)
         if self.maximum and value > self.maximum:
-            return (value, translate(self.error_message))
+            return (value, self.error_message)
         return (value, None)