diff --git a/htroot/Language_p.java b/htroot/Language_p.java
index 1accd7f0f..361205543 100644
--- a/htroot/Language_p.java
+++ b/htroot/Language_p.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class Language_p {
 			File destDir = new File(env.getRootPath(), htRootPath +  "/locale/"+lang.substring(0,lang.length()-4));//cut .lng
 			File translationFile = new File(langPath, lang);
 
-			if(translator.translateFiles(sourceDir, destDir, translationFile, "html")){
+			if(translator.translateFilesRecursive(sourceDir, destDir, translationFile, "html")){
 				env.setConfig("htLocaleSelection", lang.substring(0,lang.length()-4));
 				try{
 			    	BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(new PrintWriter(new FileWriter(new File(destDir, "version"))));
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java b/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java
index 088ded3d2..33becbe8b 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java
@@ -204,18 +204,21 @@ public class listManager {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	public static Vector getDirsRecursive(File dir){
+        return getDirsRecursive(dir, true);  
+    }
 	/**
 	 * Returns a List of all dirs and subdirs as File Objects
 	 *
 	 * Warning: untested
 	 */
-	public static Vector getDirsRecursive(File dir){
+	public static Vector getDirsRecursive(File dir, boolean excludeDotfiles){
 		File[] dirList = dir.listFiles();
 		Vector resultList = new Vector();
 		Vector recursive;
 		Iterator it;
 		for(int i=0;i<dirList.length;i++){
-			if(dirList[i].isDirectory()){
+			if(dirList[i].isDirectory() && (!excludeDotfiles || !dirList[i].getName().startsWith(".")) ){
 				resultList.add(dirList[i]);
 				recursive = getDirsRecursive(dirList[i]);
 				it=recursive.iterator();
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/data/translator.java b/source/de/anomic/data/translator.java
index fd2ee4d23..e75678ebd 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/data/translator.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/data/translator.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import de.anomic.server.logging.serverLog;
+import de.anomic.data.listManager;
 
 /**
  * Wordlist based translator
@@ -169,10 +170,10 @@ public class translator {
 					if(translateFile(sourceFiles[i], new File(destDir, sourceFiles[i].getName()), (Hashtable)translationLists.get(sourceFiles[i].getName()))){
 						serverLog.logInfo("Translator", "Translated file: "+ sourceFiles[i].getName());
 					}else{
-						serverLog.logError("Translator", "File error while translating file "+sourceFiles[i].getName());
+						serverLog.logError("Translator", "File error while translating file "+sourceFiles[i].getPath());
 					}
 				}else{
-						serverLog.logInfo("Translator", "No translation for file: "+sourceFiles[i].getName());
+						serverLog.logInfo("Translator", "No translation for file: "+sourceFiles[i].getPath());
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -180,5 +181,19 @@ public class translator {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+    public static boolean translateFilesRecursive(File sourceDir, File destDir, File translationFile, String extension){
+        Vector dirList=listManager.getDirsRecursive(sourceDir);
+        Iterator it=dirList.iterator();
+        String sourceName=sourceDir.getPath();
+        String destName=destDir.getPath();
+        File dir=null;
+        File dir2=null;
+        while(it.hasNext()){
+            dir=(File)it.next();
+            dir2=new File(dir.getPath().replaceFirst(sourceName, destName));
+            translateFiles(dir, dir2, translationFile, extension);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/source/yacy.java b/source/yacy.java
index 0cfc8e13b..47e640d75 100644
--- a/source/yacy.java
+++ b/source/yacy.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public final class yacy {
                             if(! currentRev.equals(sb.getConfig("svnRevision", "")) ){ //is this another version?!
                                 File sourceDir = new File(sb.getConfig("htRootPath", "htroot"));
                                 File destDir = new File(sourceDir, "locale/"+lang);
-                                if(translator.translateFiles(sourceDir, destDir, new File("DATA/LOCALE/"+lang+".lng"), "html")){ //translate it
+                                if(translator.translateFilesRecursive(sourceDir, destDir, new File("DATA/LOCALE/"+lang+".lng"), "html")){ //translate it
                                     //write the new Versionnumber
                                     BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(new PrintWriter(new FileWriter(new File(destDir, "version"))));
                                     bw.write(sb.getConfig("svnRevision", "Error getting Version"));