diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigTunnelsHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigTunnelsHelper.java
index de988279f..419725ee4 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigTunnelsHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigTunnelsHelper.java
@@ -196,12 +196,16 @@ public class ConfigTunnelsHelper extends HelperBase {
 //        buf.append("<tr><td colspan=\"3\"><br></td></tr>\n");
     }
 
+    /** to fool xgettext so the following isn't tagged */
+    private static final String DUMMY1 = "1 ";
+    private static final String DUMMY2 = "{0} ";
+
     private void renderOptions(StringBuilder buf, int min, int max, int now, String prefix, String name) {
         for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
             buf.append("<option value=\"").append(i).append("\" ");
             if (i == now)
                 buf.append("selected=\"true\" ");
-            buf.append(">").append(_(i, "1 " + name, "{0} " + name + 's'));
+            buf.append(">").append(ngettext(DUMMY1 + name, DUMMY2 + name + 's', i));
             buf.append("</option>\n");
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java
index 8ceec1098..2bee07833 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HelperBase.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class HelperBase {
     }
 
     /** translate (ngettext) @since 0.7.14 */
-    public String _(int n, String s, String p) {
+    public String ngettext(String s, String p, int n) {
         return Messages.getString(n, s, p, _context);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java
index 58dc81f77..f1b4779dd 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ProfileOrganizerRenderer.java
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ class ProfileOrganizerRenderer {
         int failing = 0;
         StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(16*1024);
         buf.append("<h2>").append(_("Peer Profiles")).append("</h2>\n<p>");
-        buf.append(_(order.size(), "Showing 1 recent profile.", "Showing {0} recent profiles.")).append('\n');
+        buf.append(ngettext("Showing 1 recent profile.", "Showing {0} recent profiles.", order.size())).append('\n');
         if (older > 0)
-            buf.append(_(older, "Hiding 1 older profile.", "Hiding {0} older profiles.")).append('\n');
+            buf.append(ngettext("Hiding 1 older profile.", "Hiding {0} older profiles.", older)).append('\n');
         if (standard > 0)
-            buf.append("<a href=\"/profiles?f=1\">").append(_(standard, "Hiding 1 standard profile.", "Hiding {0} standard profiles.")).append("</a>\n");
+            buf.append("<a href=\"/profiles?f=1\">").append(ngettext("Hiding 1 standard profile.", "Hiding {0} standard profiles.", standard)).append("</a>\n");
         buf.append("</p>");
                    buf.append("<table>");
                    buf.append("<tr>");
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class ProfileOrganizerRenderer {
     }
 
     /** translate (ngettext) @since 0.8.5 */
-    public String _(int n, String s, String p) {
+    public String ngettext(String s, String p, int n) {
         return Messages.getString(n, s, p, _context);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/StatsGenerator.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/StatsGenerator.java
index 2f1917307..cd39b4a25 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/StatsGenerator.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/StatsGenerator.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class StatsGenerator {
         buf.append("<li><b>").append(_("Lifetime average frequency")).append(":</b> ");
         buf.append(DataHelper.formatDuration2(freq.getFrequency()));
         buf.append(" (");
-        buf.append(ngettext((int) freq.getEventCount(), "1 event", "{0} events"));
+        buf.append(ngettext("1 event", "{0} events", (int) freq.getEventCount()));
         buf.append(")</li></ul><br>\n");
     }
     
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class StatsGenerator {
                     buf.append("; ");
                 }
 
-                buf.append(ngettext((int)curRate.getLastEventCount(), "There was 1 event in this period.", "There were {0} events in this period."));
+                buf.append(ngettext("There was 1 event in this period.", "There were {0} events in this period.", (int)curRate.getLastEventCount()));
                 buf.append(' ');
                 buf.append(_("The period ended {0} ago.", DataHelper.formatDuration2(now - curRate.getLastCoalesceDate())));
             } else {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class StatsGenerator {
         buf.append("<li><b>").append(_("Lifetime average value")).append(":</b> ");
         buf.append(num(rate.getLifetimeAverageValue()));
         buf.append(" (");
-        buf.append(ngettext((int) rate.getLifetimeEventCount(), "1 event", "{0} events"));
+        buf.append(ngettext("1 event", "{0} events", (int) rate.getLifetimeEventCount()));
         buf.append(")<br></li>" +
                    "</ul>" +
                    "<br>\n");
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class StatsGenerator {
     }
 
     /** translate a string */
-    private String ngettext(int n, String s, String p) {
+    private String ngettext(String s, String p, int n) {
         return Messages.getString(n, s, p, _context);
     }
 }