diff --git a/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py b/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py
index e36cd7b6e..4fcbf120f 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py
@@ -472,11 +472,7 @@ class ChannelDetailsPopup(Popup, Logger):
         closed = chan.get_closing_height()
         if closed:
             self.closing_txid, closing_height, closing_timestamp = closed
-        msg = ' '.join([
-            _("Trampoline routing is enabled, but this channel is with a non-trampoline node."),
-            _("This channel may still be used for receiving, but it is frozen for sending."),
-            _("If you want to keep using this channel, you need to disable trampoline routing in your preferences."),
-        ])
+        msg = messages.MSG_NON_TRAMPOLINE_CHANNEL_FROZEN_WITHOUT_GOSSIP
         self.warning = '' if self.app.wallet.lnworker.channel_db or self.app.wallet.lnworker.is_trampoline_peer(chan.node_id) else _('Warning') + ': ' + msg
         self.update_action_dropdown()
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/messages.py b/electrum/gui/messages.py
index 01e43552c..eb1d58098 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/messages.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/messages.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # note: qt and kivy use different i18n methods
+# FIXME all these messages *cannot* be localized currently!
 
 def to_rtf(msg):
     return '\n'.join(['<p>' + x + '</p>' for x in msg.split('\n\n')])
@@ -48,3 +49,7 @@ Are you sure?
 MSG_CAPITAL_GAINS = """
 This summary covers only on-chain transactions (no lightning!). Capital gains are computed by attaching an acquisition price to each UTXO in the wallet, and uses the order of blockchain events (not FIFO).
 """
+
+MSG_NON_TRAMPOLINE_CHANNEL_FROZEN_WITHOUT_GOSSIP = """Trampoline routing is enabled, but this channel is with a non-trampoline node.
+This channel may still be used for receiving, but it is frozen for sending.
+If you want to keep using this channel, you need to disable trampoline routing in your preferences."""
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py b/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py
index 2d14b73fc..12c9f7f9a 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py
@@ -193,11 +193,7 @@ class ChannelsList(MyTreeView):
         if self.lnworker.channel_db or self.lnworker.is_trampoline_peer(chan.node_id):
             chan.set_frozen_for_sending(b)
         else:
-            msg = ' '.join([
-                _("Trampoline routing is enabled, but this channel is with a non-trampoline node."),
-                _("This channel may still be used for receiving, but it is frozen for sending."),
-                _("If you want to keep using this channel, you need to disable trampoline routing in your preferences."),
-            ])
+            msg = messages.MSG_NON_TRAMPOLINE_CHANNEL_FROZEN_WITHOUT_GOSSIP
             self.main_window.show_warning(msg, title=_('Channel is frozen for sending'))
 
     def create_menu(self, position):
@@ -237,7 +233,7 @@ class ChannelsList(MyTreeView):
             channel_id.hex(), title=_("Long Channel ID")))
         if not chan.is_closed():
             if not chan.is_frozen_for_sending():
-                menu.addAction(_("Freeze (for sending)"), lambda: self.freeze_channel_for_sending(chan, True))
+                menu.addAction(_("Freeze (for sending)"), lambda: self.freeze_channel_for_sending(chan, True))  #
             else:
                 menu.addAction(_("Unfreeze (for sending)"), lambda: self.freeze_channel_for_sending(chan, False))
             if not chan.is_frozen_for_receiving():