diff --git a/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources.properties b/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources.properties
index 855e91c2d..6344c2783 100755
--- a/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources.properties
+++ b/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources.properties
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ ui.folderTableModelBuilder.folderItemCounts=subfolders:{0};subitems:{1}
 ui.portlet.action.new.doclink=New DocLink
 ui.intended_audience_cannot_be_null=Intended Audience cannot be null
 ui.error.sending_document=An error occurred while trying to send document
+ui.invalid_term=Invalid term
diff --git a/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources_en.properties b/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources_en.properties
index 855e91c2d..6344c2783 100755
--- a/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources_en.properties
+++ b/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/DMResources_en.properties
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ ui.folderTableModelBuilder.folderItemCounts=subfolders:{0};subitems:{1}
 ui.portlet.action.new.doclink=New DocLink
 ui.intended_audience_cannot_be_null=Intended Audience cannot be null
 ui.error.sending_document=An error occurred while trying to send document
+ui.invalid_term=Invalid term
diff --git a/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/SearchStringValidationListener.java b/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/SearchStringValidationListener.java
index 9afe41e00..948ffc7eb 100755
--- a/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/SearchStringValidationListener.java
+++ b/ccm-docmgr/src/com/arsdigita/cms/docmgr/ui/SearchStringValidationListener.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.arsdigita.bebop.event.ParameterListener;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.parameters.ParameterData;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.docmgr.search.IntermediaSearcher;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.docmgr.search.SearchUtils;
+import com.arsdigita.cms.docmgr.util.GlobalizationUtil;
 import com.arsdigita.search.intermedia.SimpleSearchSpecification;
 import com.arsdigita.util.StringUtils;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ public class SearchStringValidationListener implements ParameterListener {
                 
                 data.addError("Invalid character \"" + terms 
                               + "\" in search string");
-                throw new FormProcessException("Invalid term");
+                throw new FormProcessException(GlobalizationUtil.globalize(
+                        "ui.invalid_term"));
             }
         }
     }