diff --git a/app/models/stripped_length_validator.rb b/app/models/stripped_length_validator.rb
index 2342eab71..b84ff0b00 100644
--- a/app/models/stripped_length_validator.rb
+++ b/app/models/stripped_length_validator.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ class StrippedLengthValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
     unless value.nil?
       stripped_length = value.strip.length
       range = options[:in]
-      record.errors.add attribute, (options[:message] || "is too short (minimum is #{range.begin}).") unless
+      record.errors.add attribute, (options[:message] || I18n.t('errors.messages.too_short', count: range.begin)) unless
           stripped_length >= range.begin
-      record.errors.add attribute, (options[:message] || "is too long (maximum is #{range.end}).") unless
+      record.errors.add attribute, (options[:message] || I18n.t('errors.messages.too_long', count: range.end)) unless
           stripped_length <= range.end
     else
-      record.errors.add attribute, (options[:message] || "is required.")
+      record.errors.add attribute, (options[:message] || I18n.t('errors.messages.blank'))
     end
   end
 end