diff --git a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/RouterInfoHandler.java b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/RouterInfoHandler.java
index 910ee1a51..6f01759ee 100644
--- a/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/RouterInfoHandler.java
+++ b/apps/i2pcontrol/java/net/i2p/i2pcontrol/servlets/jsonrpc2handlers/RouterInfoHandler.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class RouterInfoHandler implements RequestHandler {
         }
 
         if (inParams.containsKey("i2p.router.status")) {
-            outParams.put("i2p.router.status", _context.throttle().getTunnelStatus());
+            outParams.put("i2p.router.status", _context.throttle().getLocalizedTunnelStatus());
         }
 
         if (inParams.containsKey("i2p.router.net.status")) {