diff --git a/passbook/core/tests/test_views_utils.py b/passbook/core/tests/test_views_utils.py
index 3d0083425..e9c8d6af9 100644
--- a/passbook/core/tests/test_views_utils.py
+++ b/passbook/core/tests/test_views_utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TestUtilViews(TestCase):
         request = self.factory.get("something")
         response = LoadingView.as_view(target_url="somestring")(request)
         response.render()
-        self.assertIn("somestring", response.content.decode("utf-8"))
+        self.assertIn("somestring", response.rendered_content)
 
     def test_permission_denied_view(self):
         """Test PermissionDeniedView"""
diff --git a/passbook/lib/views.py b/passbook/lib/views.py
index cb537b826..c816b70fe 100644
--- a/passbook/lib/views.py
+++ b/passbook/lib/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """passbook helper views"""
-from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.http import HttpRequest
+from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.generic import CreateView
 from guardian.shortcuts import assign_perm
 
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ class CreateAssignPermView(CreateView):
         return response
 
 
-def bad_request_message(request: HttpRequest, message: str) -> HttpResponse:
+def bad_request_message(request: HttpRequest, message: str) -> TemplateResponse:
     """Return generic error page with message, with status code set to 400"""
-    return render(
+    return TemplateResponse(
         request,
         "error/generic.html",
-        {"message": message, "card_title": "Bad Request",},
+        {"message": message, "card_title": _("Bad Request")},
         status=400,
     )