diff --git a/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot b/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot
index 57d3654c5ac..a7791adcede 100644
--- a/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot
+++ b/addons/account_peppol/i18n/account_peppol.pot
@@ -554,6 +554,13 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Please fill in the EAS code and the Participant ID code."
 msgstr ""
 
+#. module: account_peppol
+#. odoo-python
+#: code:addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid "Please install the phonenumbers library."
+msgstr ""
+
 #. module: account_peppol
 #. odoo-python
 #: code:addons/account_peppol/wizard/account_move_send.py:0
diff --git a/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py b/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py
index f2f52ea26d3..acf0e94f7f4 100644
--- a/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py
+++ b/addons/account_peppol/models/res_company.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ResCompany(models.Model):
             "Currently, only European countries are supported.")
 
         if not phonenumbers:
-            raise ValidationError(error_message)
+            raise ValidationError(_("Please install the phonenumbers library."))
 
         phone_number = phone_number or self.account_peppol_phone_number
         if not phone_number: