diff --git a/bin/heat-api b/bin/heat-api
index 7286334de6..3f9eeeabd9 100755
--- a/bin/heat-api
+++ b/bin/heat-api
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'heat', '__init__.py')):
 
 from heat.openstack.common import gettextutils
 
-gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=True)
+gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=False)
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
diff --git a/bin/heat-api-cfn b/bin/heat-api-cfn
index 71a97a5fb3..03a14028b2 100755
--- a/bin/heat-api-cfn
+++ b/bin/heat-api-cfn
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'heat', '__init__.py')):
 
 from heat.openstack.common import gettextutils
 
-gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=True)
+gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=False)
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
diff --git a/bin/heat-api-cloudwatch b/bin/heat-api-cloudwatch
index b01db22e4c..9100e878e9 100755
--- a/bin/heat-api-cloudwatch
+++ b/bin/heat-api-cloudwatch
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'heat', '__init__.py')):
 
 from heat.openstack.common import gettextutils
 
-gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=True)
+gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=False)
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
diff --git a/bin/heat-engine b/bin/heat-engine
index 36412cbaec..483291c147 100755
--- a/bin/heat-engine
+++ b/bin/heat-engine
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(POSSIBLE_TOPDIR, 'heat', '__init__.py')):
 
 from heat.openstack.common import gettextutils
 
-gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=True)
+gettextutils.install('heat', lazy=False)
 
 from oslo.config import cfg