diff --git a/countries_plus/models.py b/countries_plus/models.py
index 15bfe53..146630c 100755
--- a/countries_plus/models.py
+++ b/countries_plus/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db import models
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)