diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5feac6cc0..b1513ec9e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-12-14  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
+
+	* UI/Common/UIxPageFrame.m (_stringsForFramework:): use the system
+	default when the active user does not resolve.
+
 2009-12-11  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
 	* UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m (-setUserShortDateFormat:):
diff --git a/UI/Common/UIxPageFrame.m b/UI/Common/UIxPageFrame.m
index 79c220eb0..7a4166364 100644
--- a/UI/Common/UIxPageFrame.m
+++ b/UI/Common/UIxPageFrame.m
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@
   frameworkName = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@.SOGo",
 			    (framework ? framework : [self frameworkName])];
   ud = [[context activeUser] userDefaults];
+  if (!ud)
+    ud = [SOGoSystemDefaults sharedSystemDefaults];
   language = [ud language];
 
   table