diff --git a/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go b/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
index 8ceaae82..ace0ac71 100644
--- a/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
+++ b/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func RecipeNameComplete() ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 
 	localRecipes, err := recipe.GetRecipesLocal()
 	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "empty") {
-		err := fmt.Sprintf("autocomplete failed: %s", err)
+		err := i18n.G("autocomplete failed: %s", err)
 		return []string{err}, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError
 	}