diff --git a/public/app/features/templating/editor_ctrl.ts b/public/app/features/templating/editor_ctrl.ts
index d3a801c538d..af529e085c7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/templating/editor_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/templating/editor_ctrl.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export class VariableEditorCtrl {
     $scope.variableTypes = variableTypes;
     $scope.ctrl = {};
     $scope.namePattern = /^(?!__).*$/;
+    $scope._ = _;
 
     $scope.refreshOptions = [
       { value: 0, text: 'Never' },