diff --git a/bin/mirage b/bin/mirage
index 532dad2..c7d3a08 100755
--- a/bin/mirage
+++ b/bin/mirage
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import site
+import gettext
+import locale
 
 from gi.repository import Gio, Gdk
 
 
+LOCALE_DOMAIN = "mirage"
 MIRAGE_RESOURCE_FILE_NAME = "io.thomasross.mirage.gresource"
 
 
@@ -53,6 +56,17 @@
             return path
 
     return None
+
+
+def get_locale_directory():
+    ru_mo_file = get_data_file_path(
+        os.path.join("share", "locale", "ru", "LC_MESSAGES", "mirage.mo")
+    )
+
+    if not ru_mo_file:
+        return None
+
+    return os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(ru_mo_file)))
 
 
 def main():
@@ -86,6 +100,29 @@
 
     import mirage
 
+    try:
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")
+    except locale.Error as e:
+        print("Could not set locale: {}.".format(e), 'Using "C".', file=sys.stderr)
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "C")
+
+    locale_directory = get_locale_directory()
+    gettext.bindtextdomain(LOCALE_DOMAIN, locale_directory)
+    gettext.textdomain(LOCALE_DOMAIN)
+    translation = gettext.translation(LOCALE_DOMAIN, locale_directory, fallback=True)
+    translation.install()
+
+    try:
+        locale.bindtextdomain(LOCALE_DOMAIN, locale_directory)
+        locale.bind_textdomain_codeset(LOCALE_DOMAIN, "UTF-8")
+        locale.textdomain(LOCALE_DOMAIN)
+    except locale.error as e:
+        print(
+            "Could not bind locale domain: {}.".format(e),
+            "Not all translations will work.",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+
     app = mirage.Base()
     Gdk.threads_enter()
 
diff --git a/mirage/__init__.py b/mirage/__init__.py
index 78a238b..9384d8b 100755
--- a/mirage/__init__.py
+++ b/mirage/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GdkPixbuf, GLib, Gio
 import cairo
 import os, sys, getopt, configparser, string, gc
-import random, urllib.request, gettext, locale
+import random, urllib.request, locale
 import stat, time, subprocess, shutil, filecmp
 import tempfile, socket, threading
 
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@
 
     def do_activate(self):
         Gdk.threads_init()
-
-        # FIX THIS! Does not work on windows and what happens if mo-files exists
-        # in both dirs?
-        gettext.install("mirage", "/usr/share/locale")
-        gettext.install("mirage", "/usr/local/share/locale")
 
         # Constants
         self.open_mode_smart = 0