diff --git a/view/it/strings.php b/view/it/strings.php
index 75459e23a0..32092a3f19 100644
--- a/view/it/strings.php
+++ b/view/it/strings.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $a->strings["Administrator"] = "Amministratore";
 $a->strings["Friend/Connection Request"] = "Richieste di Amicizia/Connessione";
 $a->strings["Examples: jojo@demo.friendika.com, http://demo.friendika.com/profile/jojo, testuser@identi.ca"] = "Esempi: jojo@demo.friendika.com, http://demo.friendika.com/profile/jojo, testuser@identi.ca";
 $a->strings["Please answer the following:"] = "Rispondi al seguente:";
-$a->strings["Does \$name know you?"] = "$name ti conosce?";
+$a->strings["Does \$name know you?"] = "\$name ti conosce?";
 $a->strings["Yes"] = "Si";
 $a->strings["No"] = "No";
 $a->strings["Add a personal note:"] = "Aggiungi una nota personale:";