diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
index f563af6691..55caa52299 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import React from 'react';
 import sdk from '../../../index';
 import dis from '../../../dispatcher';
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import DMRoomMap from '../../../utils/DMRoomMap';
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export default class ChatCreateOrReuseDialog extends React.Component {
             <div className="mx_RoomTile_avatar">
                 <img src="img/create-big.svg" width="26" height="26" />
             </div>
-            <div className={labelClasses}><i>{_("Start new chat")}</i></div>
+            <div className={labelClasses}><i>{_t("Start new chat")}</i></div>
         </AccessibleButton>;
 
         const BaseDialog = sdk.getComponent('views.dialogs.BaseDialog');
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json b/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json
index 68125f1961..43da1f958f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
     "You must join the room to see its files": "Du musst dem Raum beitreten, um die Raum-Dateien sehen zu können",
     "Server may be unavailable, overloaded, or you hit a bug.": "Server ist nicht verfügbar, überlastet oder du bist auf einen Fehler gestoßen.",
     "Reject all %(invitedRooms)s invites": "Alle %(invitedRooms)s Einladungen ablehnen",
-    "Start new Chat": "Starte neuen Chat",
+    "Start new chat": "Starte neuen Chat",
     "Guest users can't invite users. Please register.": "Gäste können keine Nutzer einladen. Bitte registrieren.",
     "Failed to invite": "Einladen fehlgeschlagen",
     "Failed to invite user": "Einladen des Nutzers fehlgeschlagen",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 92c6b74444..2bef4b8901 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
   "The export file will be protected with a passphrase. You should enter the passphrase here, to decrypt the file.": "The export file will be protected with a passphrase. You should enter the passphrase here, to decrypt the file.",
   "You must join the room to see its files": "You must join the room to see its files",
   "Reject all %(invitedRooms)s invites": "Reject all %(invitedRooms)s invites",
-  "Start new Chat": "Start new Chat",
+  "Start new chat": "Start new chat",
   "Guest users can't invite users. Please register.": "Guest users can't invite users. Please register.",
   "Failed to invite": "Failed to invite",
   "Failed to invite user": "Failed to invite user",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/fr.json b/src/i18n/strings/fr.json
index 8a603076f6..0ae02be82f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/fr.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/fr.json
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@
     "The export file will be protected with a passphrase. You should enter the passphrase here, to decrypt the file.": "Le fichier exporté est protégé par une phrase secrète. Vous devez entrer cette phrase secrète ici pour décrypter le fichier.",
     "You must join the room to see its files": "Vous devez joindre le salon pour voir ses fichiers",
     "Reject all %(invitedRooms)s invites": "Rejeter la totalité des %(invitedRooms)s invitations",
-    "Start new Chat": "Démarrer une nouvelle conversation",
+    "Start new chat": "Démarrer une nouvelle conversation",
     "Guest users can't invite users. Please register.": "Les visiteurs ne peuvent inviter d’autres utilisateurs. Merci de vous enregistrer.",
     "Failed to invite": "Echec de l'invitation",
     "Failed to invite user": "Echec lors de l'invitation de l'utilisateur",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/pt.json b/src/i18n/strings/pt.json
index 4419a9b34d..52f2b152cf 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/pt.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/pt.json
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
     "The export file will be protected with a passphrase. You should enter the passphrase here, to decrypt the file.": "O arquivo exportado será protegido com uma senha. Você deverá inserir a senha aqui para poder descriptografar o arquivo futuramente.",
     "You must join the room to see its files": "Você precisa ingressar na sala para ver seus arquivos",
     "Reject all %(invitedRooms)s invites": "Rejeitar todos os %(invitedRooms)s convites",
-    "Start new Chat": "Iniciar nova conversa",
+    "Start new chat": "Iniciar nova conversa",
     "Guest users can't invite users. Please register.": "Visitantes não podem convidar usuárias(os) registradas(os). Favor registrar.",
     "Failed to invite": "Falha ao enviar o convite",
     "Failed to invite user": "Falha ao convidar a(o) usuária(o)",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json b/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json
index e8363732f6..fc942c2ed8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
     "The export file will be protected with a passphrase. You should enter the passphrase here, to decrypt the file.": "O arquivo exportado será protegido com uma senha. Você deverá inserir a senha aqui para poder descriptografar o arquivo futuramente.",
     "You must join the room to see its files": "Você precisa ingressar na sala para ver seus arquivos",
     "Reject all %(invitedRooms)s invites": "Rejeitar todos os %(invitedRooms)s convites",
-    "Start new Chat": "Iniciar nova conversa",
+    "Start new chat": "Iniciar nova conversa",
     "Guest users can't invite users. Please register.": "Visitantes não podem convidar usuárias(os) registradas(os). Favor registrar.",
     "Failed to invite": "Falha ao enviar o convite",
     "Failed to invite user": "Falha ao convidar a(o) usuária(o)",