diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/ClassBasedTranslator.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/ClassBasedTranslator.java
index 6281b6e80..2da0dad8c 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/ClassBasedTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/ClassBasedTranslator.java
@@ -17,7 +17,20 @@ public class ClassBasedTranslator implements Translator {
 	
 	
 	private final Translator translator;
-	private final String className;
+	private String className;
+	private int levels;
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Construct a translator by obtaining the base class name from the stack
+	 * on the first execution of the get() method.
+	 * 
+	 * @param translator	the translator from which to obtain the translations.
+	 */
+	public ClassBasedTranslator(Translator translator, int levels) {
+		this.translator = translator;
+		this.levels = levels;
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Construct a translator using a specified class name.
@@ -30,20 +43,14 @@ public class ClassBasedTranslator implements Translator {
 		this.className = className;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * Construct a translator by obtaining the base class name from the stack.
-	 * 
-	 * @param translator	the translator from which to obtain the translations.
-	 * @param levels		the number of levels to move upwards in the stack from the point where this method is called.
-	 */
-	public ClassBasedTranslator(Translator translator, int levels) {
-		this(translator, getStackClass(levels));
-	}
-	
 	
 	
 	@Override
 	public String get(String key) {
+		if (className == null) {
+			className = findClassName();
+		}
+		
 		String classKey = className + "." + key;
 		
 		try {
@@ -63,7 +70,6 @@ public class ClassBasedTranslator implements Translator {
 	}
 	
 	
-	
 	@Override
 	public String get(String base, String text) {
 		return translator.get(base, text);
@@ -76,11 +82,10 @@ public class ClassBasedTranslator implements Translator {
 	
 	
 	
-	
-	private static String getStackClass(int levels) {
+	private String findClassName() {
 		TraceException trace = new TraceException();
 		StackTraceElement stack[] = trace.getStackTrace();
-		final int index = levels + 2;
+		final int index = 2 + levels;
 		if (stack.length <= index) {
 			throw new BugException("Stack trace is too short, length=" + stack.length + ", expected=" + index, trace);
 		}
@@ -91,12 +96,17 @@ public class ClassBasedTranslator implements Translator {
 		if (pos >= 0) {
 			cn = cn.substring(pos + 1);
 		}
+		
+		pos = cn.indexOf('$');
+		if (pos >= 0) {
+			cn = cn.substring(0, pos);
+		}
+		
 		return cn;
 	}
 	
 	
 	
-	
 	// For unit testing purposes
 	String getClassName() {
 		return className;
diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/Application.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/Application.java
index 18d1af776..c1afff0ad 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/Application.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/startup/Application.java
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ public final class Application {
 	private static MotorDatabase motorSetDatabase;
 	
 	private static ComponentPresetDao componentPresetDao;
-
+	
 	private static Preferences preferences;
 	
 	private static ExceptionHandler exceptionHandler;
-
+	
 	// Initialize the logger to something sane for testing without executing Startup
 	static {
 		setLogOutputLevel(LogLevel.DEBUG);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public final class Application {
 	}
 	
 	
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * Return the log buffer.
 	 * 
@@ -120,35 +120,35 @@ public final class Application {
 		Application.baseTranslator = translator;
 	}
 	
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * @return the preferences
 	 */
 	public static Preferences getPreferences() {
 		return preferences;
 	}
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * @param preferences the preferences to set
 	 */
 	public static void setPreferences(Preferences preferences) {
 		Application.preferences = preferences;
 	}
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * @return the exceptionHandler
 	 */
 	public static ExceptionHandler getExceptionHandler() {
 		return exceptionHandler;
 	}
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * @param exceptionHandler the exceptionHandler to set
 	 */
 	public static void setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler exceptionHandler) {
 		Application.exceptionHandler = exceptionHandler;
 	}
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * Return the database of all thrust curves loaded into the system.
 	 */
@@ -162,15 +162,15 @@ public final class Application {
 	public static void setMotorSetDatabase(MotorDatabase motorSetDatabase) {
 		Application.motorSetDatabase = motorSetDatabase;
 	}
-
+	
 	public static ComponentPresetDao getComponentPresetDao() {
 		return componentPresetDao;
 		
 	}
-
+	
 	public static void setComponentPresetDao(ComponentPresetDao componentPresetDao) {
 		Application.componentPresetDao = componentPresetDao;
 	}
 	
-
+	
 }
diff --git a/core/test/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/TestClassBasedTranslator.java b/core/test/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/TestClassBasedTranslator.java
index 254b66194..11bb0cbe0 100644
--- a/core/test/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/TestClassBasedTranslator.java
+++ b/core/test/net/sf/openrocket/l10n/TestClassBasedTranslator.java
@@ -22,10 +22,17 @@ public class TestClassBasedTranslator {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testClassName() {
-		ClassBasedTranslator cbt = new ClassBasedTranslator(null, 0);
+		// @formatter:off
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+				oneOf(translator).get("TestClassBasedTranslator.fake.key1"); will(returnValue("foobar")); 
+		}});
+		// @formatter:on
+		
+		ClassBasedTranslator cbt = new ClassBasedTranslator(translator, 0);
+		cbt.get("fake.key1");
 		assertEquals("TestClassBasedTranslator", cbt.getClassName());
 		
-		cbt = new ClassBasedTranslator(null, "foobar");
+		cbt = new ClassBasedTranslator(translator, "foobar");
 		assertEquals("foobar", cbt.getClassName());
 	}
 	
@@ -74,6 +81,28 @@ public class TestClassBasedTranslator {
 		} catch (MissingResourceException e) {
 			assertEquals("Neither key 'TestClassBasedTranslator.fake.key3' nor 'fake.key3' could be found", e.getMessage());
 		}
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testGetWithSubClass() {
+		ClassBasedTranslator cbt = new ClassBasedTranslator(translator, 0);
 		
+		// @formatter:off
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+				oneOf(translator).get("TestClassBasedTranslator.fake.key1"); will(returnValue("foobar")); 
+		}});
+		// @formatter:on
+		
+		assertEquals("foobar", new Subclass().get(cbt, "fake.key1"));
+		assertEquals("TestClassBasedTranslator", cbt.getClassName());
+	}
+	
+	
+	private class Subclass {
+		private String get(Translator trans, String key) {
+			return trans.get(key);
+		}
 	}
 }