diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 9de7bf8..c0f0a8e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* :bug:`-` fix translation of contact form by using ugettext_lazy and adding
+  contact_form to INSTALLED_APPS
+
 * :release:`0.11.0 <2015-02-01>`
 * :feature:`-` add icons to top level navigation
 * :feature:`-` add contact form
diff --git a/gnuviechadmin/contact_form/forms.py b/gnuviechadmin/contact_form/forms.py
index 96de08e..d703983 100644
--- a/gnuviechadmin/contact_form/forms.py
+++ b/gnuviechadmin/contact_form/forms.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.template import loader
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from django.contrib.sites.models import RequestSite
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
diff --git a/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py b/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py
index dfe2f65..9e864fa 100644
--- a/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py
+++ b/gnuviechadmin/gnuviechadmin/settings/base.py
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ LOCAL_APPS = (
     'userdbs',
     'hostingpackages',
     'websites',
+    'contact_form',
 )
 
 # See: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#installed-apps