diff --git a/core/server/api/v2/posts-public.js b/core/server/api/v2/posts-public.js
index d4fa618639..437dbc1a89 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v2/posts-public.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v2/posts-public.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 const models = require('../../models');
-const i18n = require('../../../shared/i18n');
+const tpl = require('@tryghost/tpl');
 const errors = require('@tryghost/errors');
 const allowedIncludes = ['tags', 'authors'];
 
+const messages = {
+    postNotFound: 'Post not found.'
+};
+
 module.exports = {
     docName: 'posts',
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 .then((model) => {
                     if (!model) {
                         throw new errors.NotFoundError({
-                            message: i18n.t('errors.api.posts.postNotFound')
+                            message: tpl(messages.postNotFound)
                         });
                     }