diff --git a/imports/both/collections/events/index.js b/imports/both/collections/events/index.js
index 2b9b6d061..6a753fea4 100644
--- a/imports/both/collections/events/index.js
+++ b/imports/both/collections/events/index.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const EventsSchema = new SimpleSchema({
       },
       allowedValues: possibleCategories, // keep it here so options will be rendered by react-select
       label: null,
-      placeholder_: 'Event Categories'
+      placeholder_: labels.categories
     }
   },
   'categories.$': {