diff --git a/bin/newlist b/bin/newlist

index 3a3fd95..1d72cd5 100755

--- a/bin/newlist

+++ b/bin/newlist

@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ def main():

         try:

             msg = Message.UserNotification(

                 owner_mail, siteowner,

-                C_('Your new mailing list: %(listname)s'),

+                _('Your new mailing list: %(listname)s'),

                 text, mlist.preferred_language)

             msg.send(mlist)

         finally: