diff --git a/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js b/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js
index 3e76291d20..4500e385e5 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/login/ForgotPassword.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         } else if (this.state.progress === "sent_email") {
             resetPasswordJsx = (
                 <div>
-                    { _t('An email has been sent to') } { this.state.email }. { _t("Once you've followed the link it contains, click below") }.
+                    { _t("An email has been sent to %(emailAddress)s. Once you've followed the link it contains, click below.", { emailAddress: this.state.email }) }
                     <br />
                     <input className="mx_Login_submit" type="button" onClick={this.onVerify}
                         value={_t('I have verified my email address')} />
diff --git a/src/components/views/login/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js b/src/components/views/login/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js
index 4c53c23f76..d0cd3931e4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/login/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js
+++ b/src/components/views/login/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export const EmailIdentityAuthEntry = React.createClass({
         } else {
             return (
                 <div>
-                    <p>{ _t("An email has been sent to") } <i>{ this.props.inputs.emailAddress }</i></p>
+                    <p>{ _t("An email has been sent to %(emailAddress)s", { emailAddress: '<i>' + this.props.inputs.emailAddress + '</i>' }) }</p>
                     <p>{ _t("Please check your email to continue registration.") }</p>
                 </div>
             );
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export const MsisdnAuthEntry = React.createClass({
             });
             return (
                 <div>
-                    <p>{ _t("A text message has been sent to") } +<i>{ this._msisdn }</i></p>
+                    <p>{ _t("A text message has been sent to %(msisdn)s", { msisdn: '<i>' + this._msisdn + '</i>' }) }</p>
                     <p>{ _t("Please enter the code it contains:") }</p>
                     <div className="mx_InteractiveAuthEntryComponents_msisdnWrapper">
                         <form onSubmit={this._onFormSubmit}>