diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetExportHtml.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetExportHtml.pm
index 68231c8d4..1a98375b3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetExportHtml.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetExportHtml.pm
@@ -219,27 +219,27 @@ sub exportAsHtml {
     # verify them
     if(!defined $userId) {
         $returnCode = 0;
-        $message    = 'need a userId parameter';
+        $message    = $i18n->get('need a userId parameter');
         return ($returnCode, $message);
     }
 
     # we take either a numeric userId or a WebGUI::User object
     if( ref $userId ne 'WebGUI::User' && ! (looks_like_number($userId) || $session->id->valid($userId))) {
         $returnCode = 0;
-        $message    = "'$userId' is not a valid userId";
+        $message    = "'$userId' ".$i18n->get('is not a valid userId');
         return ($returnCode, $message);
     }
 
     # depth is required.
     if(!defined $depth) {
         $returnCode = 0;
-        $message    = 'need a depth';
+        $message    = $i18n->get('need a depth');
         return ($returnCode, $message);
     }
     # and it must be a number.
     if( !looks_like_number($depth) ) {
         $returnCode = 0;
-        $message    = "'$depth' is not a valid depth";
+        $message    = sprintf $i18n->get('%d is not a valid depth'), $depth;
         return ($returnCode, $message);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/International.pm b/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
index 20a1f737b..ea48c70e1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ A string that specifies the language that the user should see.  Defaults to the
 
 =cut
 
-my $safeRe = qr/[^\.\w\d\s\/\^\;\?]/;
+my $safeRe = qr/[^\.\w\d\s\/\^\;\?%]/;
 
 sub get {
 	my ($self, $id, $namespace, $language) = @_;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
index 3540bb2b2..1592144ed 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
@@ -1127,6 +1127,30 @@ Couldn't open %-s because %-s <br />
         context     => q{Error message in Asset.pm},
     }
 
+    'need a userId parameter' => {
+        message     => q{need a userId parameter},
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+        context     => q{Error message in exportAsHtml for an illegal parameter.},
+    },
+
+    'is not a valid userId' => {
+        message     => q{is not a valid userId},
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+        context     => q{Error message in exportAsHtml for an illegal parameter.},
+    },
+
+    'need a depth' => {
+        message     => q{need a depth},
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+        context     => q{Error message in exportAsHtml for an illegal parameter.},
+    },
+
+    '%s is not a valid depth' => {
+        message     => q{%s is not a valid depth},
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+        context     => q{Error message in exportAsHtml for an illegal parameter.},
+    },
+
 };
 
 1;
diff --git a/t/Asset/AssetExportHtml.t b/t/Asset/AssetExportHtml.t
index a5fba250b..4e2d203e9 100644
--- a/t/Asset/AssetExportHtml.t
+++ b/t/Asset/AssetExportHtml.t
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ is($message, "need a depth", "exportAsHtml returns correct message when not give
 
 ($success, $message) = $home->exportAsHtml( { userId => 3, depth => 'orly? yarly!' } );
 is($success, 0, "exportAsHtml returns 0 when given bogus, memetic depth");
-is($message, "'orly? yarly!' is not a valid depth", "exportAsHtml returns correct message when given bogus, memetic depth");
+is($message, "orly? yarly! is not a valid depth", "exportAsHtml returns correct message when given bogus, memetic depth");
 
 # next, let's make sure some simple exports work. export 'home', but clean up
 # the exportPath first to make sure there are no residuals from the tests