diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/folsom.py b/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/folsom.py
index cb6364e55..397467f1a 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/folsom.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/folsom.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from nova import db as instance_info_source
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from ceilometer.compute import manager as compute_manager
+from ceilometer.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from ceilometer.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 # This module runs inside the nova compute
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def notify(context, message):
 
     if message['event_type'] == 'compute.instance.delete.start':
         instance_id = message['payload']['instance_id']
-        LOG.debug('polling final stats for %r', instance_id)
+        LOG.debug(_('polling final stats for %r'), instance_id)
         _agent_manager.poll_instance(context,
                                      instance_info_source.instance_get_by_uuid(
                                          context,
diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/grizzly.py b/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/grizzly.py
index e8f016f5b..f2ce10ca4 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/grizzly.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/nova_notifier/grizzly.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from ceilometer import extension_manager
 from ceilometer.compute.virt import inspector
+from ceilometer.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
+
 
 # This module runs inside the nova compute
 # agent, which only configures the "nova" logger.
@@ -86,10 +88,10 @@ def initialize_gatherer(gatherer=None):
     """
     global _gatherer
     if gatherer is not None:
-        LOG.debug('using provided stats gatherer %r', gatherer)
+        LOG.debug(_('using provided stats gatherer %r'), gatherer)
         _gatherer = gatherer
     if _gatherer is None:
-        LOG.debug('making a new stats gatherer')
+        LOG.debug(_('making a new stats gatherer'))
         mgr = extension_manager.ActivatedExtensionManager(
             namespace='ceilometer.poll.compute',
             disabled_names=cfg.CONF.disabled_compute_pollsters,
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ class Instance(object):
     def __init__(self, info):
         for k, v in info.iteritems():
             setattr(self, k, v)
-        LOG.debug('INFO %r', info)
+        LOG.debug(_('INFO %r'), info)
 
     @property
     def tenant_id(self):
@@ -133,13 +135,13 @@ class Instance(object):
 
 def notify(context, message):
     if message['event_type'] != 'compute.instance.delete.start':
-        LOG.debug('ignoring %s', message['event_type'])
+        LOG.debug(_('ignoring %s'), message['event_type'])
         return
-    LOG.info('processing %s', message['event_type'])
+    LOG.info(_('processing %s'), message['event_type'])
     gatherer = initialize_gatherer()
 
     instance_id = message['payload']['instance_id']
-    LOG.debug('polling final stats for %r', instance_id)
+    LOG.debug(_('polling final stats for %r'), instance_id)
 
     # Ask for the instance details
     instance_ref = instance_info_source.instance_get_by_uuid(