diff --git a/WireGuard/WireGuard/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings b/WireGuard/WireGuard/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 2133331..60bd6fb 100644
--- a/WireGuard/WireGuard/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/WireGuard/WireGuard/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
 "tunnelEditPlaceholderTextStronglyRecommended" = "Strongly recommended";
 "tunnelEditPlaceholderTextOff" = "Off";
 
+"tunnelPeerPersistentKeepaliveValue (%d)" = "every %d seconds";
+
 // Error alerts while creating / editing a tunnel configuration
 
 /* Alert title for error in the interface data */
diff --git a/WireGuard/WireGuard/UI/TunnelViewModel.swift b/WireGuard/WireGuard/UI/TunnelViewModel.swift
index 9124a00..805e03d 100644
--- a/WireGuard/WireGuard/UI/TunnelViewModel.swift
+++ b/WireGuard/WireGuard/UI/TunnelViewModel.swift
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class TunnelViewModel {
                 scratchpad[.endpoint] = endpoint.stringRepresentation
             }
             if let persistentKeepAlive = config.persistentKeepAlive {
-                scratchpad[.persistentKeepAlive] = String(persistentKeepAlive)
+                scratchpad[.persistentKeepAlive] = tr(format: "tunnelPeerPersistentKeepaliveValue (%d)", persistentKeepAlive)
             }
             // TODO(roopc): These next 3 fields should be prettier
             // - bytes() in https://git.zx2c4.com/WireGuard/tree/src/tools/show.c#n185