diff --git a/netbox/core/object_actions.py b/netbox/core/object_actions.py
index 81b5fb2c8..551d18916 100644
--- a/netbox/core/object_actions.py
+++ b/netbox/core/object_actions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from netbox.object_actions import ObjectAction
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/object_actions.py b/netbox/dcim/object_actions.py
index 67cb188e8..9436a3d4f 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/object_actions.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/object_actions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from netbox.object_actions import ObjectAction
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/object_actions.py b/netbox/netbox/object_actions.py
index b922b9273..38e48464a 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/object_actions.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/object_actions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.template import loader
 from django.urls.exceptions import NoReverseMatch
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from core.models import ObjectType
 from extras.models import ExportTemplate
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/object_actions.py b/netbox/virtualization/object_actions.py
index c6c6886c3..fff8d646a 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/object_actions.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/object_actions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from netbox.object_actions import ObjectAction