diff --git a/public/js/env.js b/public/js/env.js
index 8a6611cd90..bcae78640c 100644
--- a/public/js/env.js
+++ b/public/js/env.js
@@ -12,9 +12,5 @@ if(window.moment && window.env.language && window.env.language.momentLang && win
   window.moment.lang(window.env.language.momentLangCode);
 }
 
-window.env.t = function(stringName, vars){
-  var string = window.env.translations[stringName];
-  if(!string) return window._.template(window.env.translations.stringNotFound, {string: stringName});
-
-  return vars === undefined ? string : window._.template(string, vars);    
-}
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+window.habitrpgShared.i18n.strings = window.env.translations;
+window.env.t = window.habitrpgShared.i18n.t;
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diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b1cf27998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+var fs = require('fs'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    _ = require('lodash'),
+    User = require('./models/user').model,
+    shared = require('habitrpg-shared'),
+    translations = {};
+
+var loadTranslations = function(locale){
+  var files = fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, "/../node_modules/habitrpg-shared/locales/", locale));
+  translations[locale] = {};
+  _.each(files, function(file){
+    _.merge(translations[locale], require(path.join(__dirname, "/../node_modules/habitrpg-shared/locales/", locale, file)));
+  });
+};
+
+// First fetch english so we can merge with missing strings in other languages
+loadTranslations('en');
+
+fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, "/../node_modules/habitrpg-shared/locales/")).forEach(function(file) {
+  if(file === 'en' || file === 'README.md') return;
+  loadTranslations(file);
+  // Merge missing strings from english
+  _.defaults(translations[file], translations.en);
+});
+
+var langCodes = Object.keys(translations);
+
+var avalaibleLanguages = _.map(langCodes, function(langCode){
+  return {
+    code: langCode,
+    name: translations[langCode].languageName
+  }
+});
+
+// Load MomentJS localization files
+var momentLangs = {};
+
+// Handle different language codes from MomentJS and /locales
+var momentLangsMapping = {
+  'en': 'en-gb',
+  'no': 'nn'
+};
+
+var momentLangs = {};
+
+_.each(langCodes, function(code){
+  var lang = _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: code});
+  lang.momentLangCode = (momentLangsMapping[code] || code);
+  try{
+    // MomentJS lang files are JS files that has to be executed in the browser so we load them as plain text files
+    var f = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/../node_modules/moment/lang/' + lang.momentLangCode + '.js'), 'utf8');
+    momentLangs[code] = f;
+  }catch (e){}
+});
+
+var getUserLanguage = function(req, callback){
+  var getFromBrowser = function(){
+    var acceptable = _(req.acceptedLanguages).map(function(lang){
+      return lang.slice(0, 2);
+    }).uniq().value();
+    var matches = _.intersection(acceptable, langCodes);
+    return matches.length > 0 ? matches[0] : 'en';
+  };
+
+  if(req.session && req.session.userId){
+    User.findOne({_id: req.session.userId}, function(err, user){
+      if(err) return callback(err);
+      if(user && user.preferences.language && translations[user.preferences.language]){
+        return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: user.preferences.language}));
+      }else{
+        var langCode = getFromBrowser();
+        // Because english is usually always avalaible as an acceptable language for the browser,
+        // if the user visit the page when his own language is not avalaible yet
+        // he'll have english set in his preferences, which is not good. 
+        //if(user && translations[langCode]){
+          //user.preferences.language = langCode;
+          //user.save(); //callback?
+        //}
+        return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: langCode}))
+      }
+    });
+  }else{
+    return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: getFromBrowser()}));
+  }
+};
+
+shared.i18n.translations = translations;
+
+module.exports = {
+  translations: translations,
+  avalaibleLanguages: avalaibleLanguages,
+  langCodes: langCodes,
+  getUserLanguage: getUserLanguage,
+  momentLangs: momentLangs
+};
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diff --git a/src/middleware.js b/src/middleware.js
index bb40be8334..232c0ab355 100644
--- a/src/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var limiter = require('connect-ratelimit');
 var logging = require('./logging');
 var domainMiddleware = require('domain-middleware');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
+var i18n = require('./i18n.js');
+var shared = require('habitrpg-shared');
 
 module.exports.apiThrottle = function(app) {
   if (nconf.get('NODE_ENV') !== 'production') return;
@@ -139,97 +141,14 @@ var getManifestFiles = function(page){
   return code;
 }
 
-// Translations
-
-var translations = {};
-
-var loadTranslations = function(locale){
-  var files = fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, "/../node_modules/habitrpg-shared/locales/", locale));
-  translations[locale] = {};
-  _.each(files, function(file){
-    _.merge(translations[locale], require(path.join(__dirname, "/../node_modules/habitrpg-shared/locales/", locale, file)));
-  });
-};
-
-// First fetch english so we can merge with missing strings in other languages
-loadTranslations('en');
-
-fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, "/../node_modules/habitrpg-shared/locales/")).forEach(function(file) {
-  if(file === 'en') return;
-  loadTranslations(file);
-  // Merge missing strings from english
-  _.defaults(translations[file], translations.en);
-});
-
-var langCodes = Object.keys(translations);
-
-var avalaibleLanguages = _.map(langCodes, function(langCode){
-  return {
-    code: langCode,
-    name: translations[langCode].languageName
-  }
-});
-
-// Load MomentJS localization files
-var momentLangs = {};
-
-// Handle different language codes from MomentJS and /locales
-var momentLangsMapping = {
-  'en': 'en-gb',
-  'no': 'nn'
-};
-
-var momentLangs = {};
-
-_.each(langCodes, function(code){
-  var lang = _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: code});
-  lang.momentLangCode = (momentLangsMapping[code] || code);
-  try{
-    // MomentJS lang files are JS files that has to be executed in the browser so we load them as plain text files
-    var f = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/../node_modules/moment/lang/' + lang.momentLangCode + '.js'), 'utf8');
-    momentLangs[code] = f;
-  }catch (e){}
-});
-
-var getUserLanguage = function(req, callback){
-  var getFromBrowser = function(){
-    var acceptable = _(req.acceptedLanguages).map(function(lang){
-      return lang.slice(0, 2);
-    }).uniq().value();
-    var matches = _.intersection(acceptable, langCodes);
-    return matches.length > 0 ? matches[0] : 'en';
-  };
-
-  if(req.session && req.session.userId){
-    User.findOne({_id: req.session.userId}, function(err, user){
-      if(err) return callback(err);
-      if(user && user.preferences.language && translations[user.preferences.language]){
-        return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: user.preferences.language}));
-      }else{
-        var langCode = getFromBrowser();
-        // Because english is usually always avalaible as an acceptable language for the browser,
-        // if the user visit the page when his own language is not avalaible yet
-        // he'll have english set in his preferences, which is not good. 
-        //if(user && translations[langCode]){
-          //user.preferences.language = langCode;
-          //user.save(); //callback?
-        //}
-        return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: langCode}))
-      }
-    });
-  }else{
-    return callback(null, _.find(avalaibleLanguages, {code: getFromBrowser()}));
-  }
-}
-
 module.exports.locals = function(req, res, next) {
-  getUserLanguage(req, function(err, language){
+  i18n.getUserLanguage(req, function(err, language){
     if(err) return res.json(500, {err: err});
 
     var isStaticPage = req.url.split('/')[1] === 'static'; // If url contains '/static/'
 
     // Load moment.js language file only when not on static pages
-    language.momentLang = ((!isStaticPage && momentLangs[language.code])|| undefined);
+    language.momentLang = ((!isStaticPage && i18n.momentLangs[language.code])|| undefined);
 
     res.locals.habitrpg = {
       NODE_ENV: nconf.get('NODE_ENV'),
@@ -239,15 +158,14 @@ module.exports.locals = function(req, res, next) {
       STRIPE_PUB_KEY: nconf.get('STRIPE_PUB_KEY'),
       getManifestFiles: getManifestFiles,
       getBuildUrl: getBuildUrl,
-      avalaibleLanguages: avalaibleLanguages,
+      avalaibleLanguages: i18n.avalaibleLanguages,
       language: language,
       isStaticPage: isStaticPage,
-      translations: translations[language.code],
-      t: function(stringName, vars){
-        var string = translations[language.code][stringName];
-        if(!string) return _.template(translations[language.code].stringNotFound, {string: stringName});
-
-        return vars === undefined ? string : _.template(string, vars);
+      translations: i18n.translations[language.code],
+      t: function(){ // stringName and vars are the allowed parameters
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0); 
+        args.push(language.code);
+        return shared.i18n.t.apply(null, args);
       },
       siteVersion: siteVersion
     }
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 205e379d6b..c494641a5f 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ if (cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
   var swagger = require("swagger-node-express");
   var autoinc = require('mongoose-id-autoinc');
 
+  // Setup translations
+  var i18n = require('./i18n');
+
   var middleware = require('./middleware');
 
   var TWO_WEEKS = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 14;
diff --git a/test/spec/rootCtrlSpec.js b/test/spec/rootCtrlSpec.js
index 20bb41857f..52d31a1375 100644
--- a/test/spec/rootCtrlSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/rootCtrlSpec.js
@@ -28,30 +28,4 @@ describe('Root Controller', function() {
     expect(scope.contribText({level: 8, text: 'Blacksmith'}, {npc: 'NPC'})).to.eql('NPC');
   });
 
-  describe('i18n', function(){
-    var t = env.t;
-    beforeEach(function(){
-      env.translations = {
-        "text1": 'translatedText1',
-        "text2": '<%= number %> eggs',
-        "stringNotFound" : "String '<%= string %>' not found.",
-      };
-    });
-
-    it('translates strings', function(){
-      expect(t('')).to.eql("String '' not found.");
-      expect(t('text1')).to.eql('translatedText1');
-      expect(t(' text1 ')).to.eql("String ' text1 ' not found.");
-      expect(t('text3')).to.eql("String 'text3' not found.");
-    });
-
-    it('interpolates strings', function(){
-      expect(t('text2', {number: 2})).to.eql('2 eggs');
-      expect(t('text2', {number: 'ten'})).to.eql('ten eggs');
-      expect(t('text2', {n: 10, number: 'ten'})).to.eql('ten eggs');
-      expect(t('text2')).to.eql('<%= number %> eggs');
-    });
-  });
-
-
 });
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