diff --git a/apps/calendar/templates/calendar.php b/apps/calendar/templates/calendar.php
index 2246a0178e3..29b9bf6bc54 100644
--- a/apps/calendar/templates/calendar.php
+++ b/apps/calendar/templates/calendar.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 				var defaultView = '<?php echo OCP\Config::getUserValue(OCP\USER::getUser(), 'calendar', 'currentview', 'month') ?>';
 				var eventSources = <?php echo json_encode($_['eventSources']) ?>;
 				var categories = <?php echo json_encode($_['categories']); ?>;
-				var dayNames = <?php echo json_encode($l->tA(array('Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'))) ?>;
-				var dayNamesShort = <?php echo json_encode($l->tA(array('Sun.', 'Mon.', 'Tue.', 'Wed.', 'Thu.', 'Fri.', 'Sat.'))) ?>;
-				var monthNames = <?php echo json_encode($l->tA(array('January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'))) ?>;
-				var monthNamesShort = <?php echo json_encode($l->tA(array('Jan.', 'Feb.', 'Mar.', 'Apr.', 'May.', 'Jun.', 'Jul.', 'Aug.', 'Sep.', 'Oct.', 'Nov.', 'Dec.'))) ?>;
+				var dayNames = new Array("<?php echo $l -> t("Sunday");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Monday");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Tuesday");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Wednesday");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Thursday");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Friday");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Saturday");?>");
+				var dayNamesShort = new Array("<?php echo $l -> t("Sun.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Mon.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Tue.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Wed.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Thu.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Fri.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Sat.");?>");
+				var monthNames = new Array("<?php echo $l -> t("January");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("February");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("March");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("April");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("May");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("June");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("July");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("August");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("September");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("October");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("November");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("December");?>");
+				var monthNamesShort = new Array("<?php echo $l -> t("Jan.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Feb.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Mar.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Apr.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("May.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Jun.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Jul.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Aug.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Sep.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Oct.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Nov.");?>", "<?php echo $l -> t("Dec.");?>");
 				var agendatime = '<?php echo ((int) OCP\Config::getUserValue(OCP\USER::getUser(), 'calendar', 'timeformat', '24') == 24 ? 'HH:mm' : 'hh:mm tt'); ?>{ - <?php echo ((int) OCP\Config::getUserValue(OCP\USER::getUser(), 'calendar', 'timeformat', '24') == 24 ? 'HH:mm' : 'hh:mm tt'); ?>}';
 				var defaulttime = '<?php echo ((int) OCP\Config::getUserValue(OCP\USER::getUser(), 'calendar', 'timeformat', '24') == 24 ? 'HH:mm' : 'hh:mm tt'); ?>';
 				var allDayText = '<?php echo addslashes($l->t('All day')) ?>';