diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
index 40c50066..3257d546 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ export default {
     var pattern = /\[(.*?)\]/g;
     var match;
     while ((match = pattern.exec(s)) != null) {
-      ret.replace(match, this.get(match));
+      var foundMatch = match[0];
+      var ltKey = match[1];
+      var newValue = this.get(ltKey);
+
+      ret = ret.replace(foundMatch, newValue);
     }
     return ret;
   }