diff --git a/app/controllers/profile_controller.rb b/app/controllers/profile_controller.rb
index 1608b563280..02b155f9253 100644
--- a/app/controllers/profile_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/profile_controller.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ class ProfileController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @user = User.find_by_login(params[:user_id])
     if @user.nil?
-      flash[:error] = t('invalid_user', :default => "Sorry, there's no user by that name.")
-      redirect_to '/'
+      flash[:error] = ts("Sorry, there's no user by that name.")
+      redirect_to '/' and return
     elsif @user.profile.nil?
       Profile.create(:user_id => @user.id)
       @user.reload