diff --git a/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/template/formatters/DefaultInvoiceItemFormatter.java b/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/template/formatters/DefaultInvoiceItemFormatter.java
index 5516c8c..c6185a9 100644
--- a/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/template/formatters/DefaultInvoiceItemFormatter.java
+++ b/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/template/formatters/DefaultInvoiceItemFormatter.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class DefaultInvoiceItemFormatter implements InvoiceItemFormatter {
@Override
public String getDescription() {
- return Strings.nullToEmpty(item.getDescription());
+ return Strings.nullToEmpty(translator.getTranslation(item.getDescription()));
}
@Override