diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/pages/preferences.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/pages/preferences.js
index cbf98b86fd..e7d84fdd28 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/pages/preferences.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/pages/preferences.js
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ KOHA.Preferences = {
     Save: function ( form ) {
         data = $( form ).find( '.modified' ).serialize();
         if ( !data ) {
-            humanMsg.displayAlert( 'Nothing to save' );
+            humanMsg.displayAlert( MSG_NOTHING_TO_SAVE );
             return;
         }
-        KOHA.AJAX.MarkRunning( $( form ).find( '.save-all' ), _( 'Saving...' ) );
+        KOHA.AJAX.MarkRunning( $( form ).find( '.save-all' ), _( MSG_SAVING ) );
         KOHA.AJAX.Submit( {
             data: data,
             url: '/cgi-bin/koha/svc/config/systempreferences/',
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $( document ).ready( function () {
         $( this ).addClass( 'modified' );
         var name_cell = $( this ).parents( '.name-row' ).find( '.name-cell' );
 		if ( !name_cell.find( '.modified-warning' ).length )
-            name_cell.append( '<em class="modified-warning">(modified)</em>' );
+            name_cell.append( '<em class="modified-warning">('+MSG_MODIFIED+')</em>' );
         KOHA.Preferences.Modified = true;
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $( document ).ready( function () {
 
     window.onbeforeunload = function () {
         if ( KOHA.Preferences.Modified ) {
-            return _( "You have made changes to system preferences." );
+            return MSG_MADE_CHANGES;
         }
     }
 
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ $( document ).ready( function () {
         return false;
     } ).nextAll( 'textarea, input[type=submit]' ).hide().css( { opacity: 0 } );
 
-    $("h3").attr("class","expanded").attr("title",_("Click to expand this section"));
+    $("h3").attr("class","expanded").attr("title",MSG_CLICK_TO_EXPAND);
     var collapsible = $(".collapsed,.expanded");
 
     $(collapsible).toggle(
         function () {
-            $(this).addClass("collapsed").removeClass("expanded").attr("title",_("Click to expand this section"));
+            $(this).addClass("collapsed").removeClass("expanded").attr("title",MSG_CLICK_TO_EXPAND);
             $(this).next("table").hide();
         },
         function () {
-            $(this).addClass("expanded").removeClass("collapsed").attr("title",_("Click to collapse this section"));
+            $(this).addClass("expanded").removeClass("collapsed").attr("title",MSG_CLICK_TO_COLLAPSE);
             $(this).next("table").show();
         }
     );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences.tmpl
index 3ae028136c..06a0592e62 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences.tmpl
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang"-->/css/humanmsg.css" />
 <script src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/lib/jquery/plugins/humanmsg.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/ajax.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
-<script src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/pages/preferences.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
-<script src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/lib/jquery/plugins/jquery.highlight-3.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
- //<![CDATA[
+//<![CDATA[
     // This is here because of its dependence on template variables, everything else should go in js/pages/preferences.js - jpw
     var to_highlight = "<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="searchfield" ESCAPE="JS"-->";
     var search_jumped = <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="search_jumped" -->true<!-- TMPL_ELSE -->false<!-- /TMPL_IF -->;
+    var MSG_NOTHING_TO_SAVE = _("Nothing to save");
+    var MSG_SAVING = _("Saving...");
+    var MSG_MODIFIED = _("modified");
+    var MSG_MADE_CHANGES = _("You have made changes to system preferences.");
+    var MSG_CLICK_TO_EXPAND = _("Click to expand this section");
+    var MSG_CLICK_TO_COLLAPSE = _("Click to collapse this section");
 //]]>
 </script>
+<script src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/pages/preferences.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+<script src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/lib/jquery/plugins/jquery.highlight-3.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 </head>
 <body>
 <!-- TMPL_INCLUDE NAME="header.inc" -->