diff --git a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/frontend/messages/en.json b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/frontend/messages/en.json
index 7bb2946c12c07fdccf2140b8d956cfa72e4a77de..0d39f282a34715bfc115554003999f943b9ca547 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/frontend/messages/en.json
+++ b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/frontend/messages/en.json
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
         "warning": "The following lessons are in the selected time period. Please check that you want to register the absences for these lessons before confirming."
       },
       "mark_as_absent_day": {
-        "title": "Error: no person | Successfully marked {name} as '{reason}' | Successfully marked {n} people as '{reason}'",
-        "description": "Do you want to mark them as '{reason}' for the rest of their day?",
+        "title": "Error: no person | Successfully marked {name} as {reason} | Successfully marked {n} people as {reason}",
+        "description": "Do you want to mark them as {reason} for the rest of their day?",
         "action_button": "Extend absence"
       }
     },