diff --git a/application/views/contesting/add.php b/application/views/contesting/add.php
index 10c9a46b..0c28c328 100644
--- a/application/views/contesting/add.php
+++ b/application/views/contesting/add.php
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 						<tr>
 							<td><?php echo $row['name'];?></td>
 							<td><?php echo $row['adifname'];?></td>
+							<script>
+								var lang_admin_contest_menu_n_active = '<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_n_active'); ?>';
+								var lang_admin_contest_menu_activate = '<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_activate'); ?>';
+								var lang_admin_contest_menu_active = '<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_active'); ?>';
+								var lang_admin_contest_menu_deactivate = '<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_deactivate'); ?>';
+							</script>
 							<td class='contest_<?php echo $row['id'] ?>'><?php if ($row['active'] == 1) { echo lang('admin_contest_menu_active');} else { echo lang('admin_contest_menu_n_active');};?></td>
 							<td style="text-align: center">
 								<?php if ($row['active'] == 1) {
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js b/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
index cd5bff49..f99a6fb3 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ function deactivateContest(contestid) {
 		type: 'post',
 		data: { 'id': contestid },
 		success: function (html) {
-			$(`.contest_${contestid}`).text("<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_n_active'); ?>");
-			$('.btn_' + contestid).html("<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_activate'); ?>");
+			$(`.contest_${contestid}`).text(lang_admin_contest_menu_n_active);
+			$('.btn_' + contestid).html(lang_admin_contest_menu_activate);
 			$('.btn_' + contestid).attr('onclick', 'activateContest(' + contestid + ')')
 		}
 	});
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ function activateContest(contestid) {
 		type: 'post',
 		data: { 'id': contestid },
 		success: function (html) {
-			$('.contest_' + contestid).text("<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_active'); ?>");
-			$('.btn_' + contestid).html("<?php echo lang('admin_contest_menu_deactivate'); ?>");
+			$('.contest_' + contestid).text(lang_admin_contest_menu_active);
+			$('.btn_' + contestid).html(lang_admin_contest_menu_deactivate);
 			$('.btn_' + contestid).attr('onclick', 'deactivateContest(' + contestid + ')')
 		}
 	});