diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/translation.js b/ayanova/src/api/translation.js
index 5018963a..dcbc5ade 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/translation.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/translation.js
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ export default {
     "ErrorUserNotAuthenticated",
     "ErrorUserNotAuthorized",
     "ErrorNoMatch",
+    "ErrorPickListQueryInvalid",
     "DeletePrompt",
     "AreYouSureUnsavedChanges",
     "Leave",
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
index 4022bff4..68779160 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       item-disabled="!active"
       :error-messages="errors"
       :loading="searchUnderway"
-      :placeholder="lt('Search by text, ..tags or both')"
+      :placeholder="lt('Search')"
       :search-input.sync="searchEntry"
       auto-select-first
       :multiple="multiple"
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ export default {
           queryTerms = val.split(" ");
           if (queryTerms.length > 2) {
             //todo: put client side localized validation error message in component
-            vm.errors.push("LTERROR TOO MANY TERMS");
-
+            vm.errors.push(vm.lt("ErrorPickListQueryInvalid"));
             return;
           }
           isATwoTermQuery = true;
@@ -284,9 +283,7 @@ export default {
             window.$gz._.startsWith(queryTerms[1], "..")
           ) {
             //todo: put client side localized validation error message in component
-            vm.errors.push(
-              "LTERROR if two terms one must be tag and one must be text"
-            );
+            vm.errors.push(vm.lt("ErrorPickListQueryInvalid"));
 
             return;
           }
@@ -297,9 +294,7 @@ export default {
             !window.$gz._.startsWith(queryTerms[1], "..")
           ) {
             //todo: put client side localized validation error message in component
-            vm.errors.push(
-              "LTERROR if two terms one must be tag and one must be text"
-            );
+            vm.errors.push(vm.lt("ErrorPickListQueryInvalid"));
 
             return;
           }