diff --git a/Biography/config.py b/Biography/config.py
index 77312c4..f492e18 100644
--- a/Biography/config.py
+++ b/Biography/config.py
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@
 
 import supybot.conf as conf
 import supybot.registry as registry
-from supybot.i18n import PluginInternationalization, internationalizeDocstring
 
-_ = PluginInternationalization('Biography')
+try:
+    from supybot.i18n import PluginInternationalization
+    from supybot.i18n import internationalizeDocstring
+    _ = PluginInternationalization('Biography')
+except:
+    # This are useless functions that's allow to run the plugin on a bot
+    # without the i18n plugin
+    _ = lambda x:x
+    internationalizeDocstring = lambda x:x
 
 def configure(advanced):
     # This will be called by supybot to configure this module.  advanced is
diff --git a/Biography/plugin.py b/Biography/plugin.py
index 1bf0af5..ba980c1 100644
--- a/Biography/plugin.py
+++ b/Biography/plugin.py
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ from supybot.commands import *
 import supybot.plugins as plugins
 import supybot.ircutils as ircutils
 import supybot.callbacks as callbacks
-from supybot.i18n import PluginInternationalization, internationalizeDocstring
 
-_ = PluginInternationalization('Biography')
+try:
+    from supybot.i18n import PluginInternationalization
+    from supybot.i18n import internationalizeDocstring
+    _ = PluginInternationalization('Biography')
+except:
+    # This are useless functions that's allow to run the plugin on a bot
+    # without the i18n plugin
+    _ = lambda x:x
+    internationalizeDocstring = lambda x:x
 
 
 class BiographyDB(plugins.ChannelUserDB):