diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index beaaaec..2babbda 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 // This file is licensed under the Artistic License 2.0.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0
 
+var SG = require('strong-globalize');
+SG.SetRootDir(__dirname);
+
 /**
  * Export the connector
  */
 var loopback = require('loopback');
 var PushConnector = require('./lib/push-connector');
 exports = module.exports = PushConnector;
-var SG = require('strong-globalize');
-SG.SetRootDir(__dirname);
 
 /**
  * Export two model classes as properties
diff --git a/lib/payload.js b/lib/payload.js
index 2bbb976..8b75c35 100644
--- a/lib/payload.js
+++ b/lib/payload.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 // This file is licensed under the Artistic License 2.0.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0
 
+var SG = require('strong-globalize');
+var g = SG();
+
 // this file has no tests so avoid refactor and ignore jshint for now
 /*jshint ignore: start */
 var serial,__hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty;
-var SG = require('strong-globalize');
-var g = SG();
 
 serial = 0;
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ Payload.prototype.locale_format = /^[a-z]{2}_[A-Z]{2}$/;
 function Payload(data) {
     var key, prefix, subkey, sum, type, value, _i, _len, _ref, _ref1;
     if (typeof data !== 'object') {
-        throw new Error(g.t('Invalid payload'));
+        throw new Error(g.f('Invalid payload'));
     }
     this.id = serial++;
     this.compiled = false;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ function Payload(data) {
         if (!__hasProp.call(data, key)) continue;
         value = data[key];
         if (typeof key !== 'string' || key.length === 0) {
-            throw new Error(g.t("Invalid field (empty)"));
+            throw new Error(g.f("Invalid field (empty)"));
         }
         if (typeof value !== 'string') {
             throw new Error(g.f("Invalid value for `%s`", key));
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ function Payload(data) {
         }).call(this)).length;
     }
     if (sum === 0) {
-        throw new Error(g.t('Empty payload'));
+        throw new Error(g.f('Empty payload'));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/providers/apns.js b/lib/providers/apns.js
index 4ef1a37..5322954 100644
--- a/lib/providers/apns.js
+++ b/lib/providers/apns.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 // This file is licensed under the Artistic License 2.0.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0
 
+var SG = require('strong-globalize');
+var g = SG();
+
 var inherits = require('util').inherits;
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var debug = require('debug')('loopback:component:push:provider:apns');
 var apn = require('apn');
-var SG = require('strong-globalize');
-var g = SG();
 
 function ApnsProvider(pushSettings) {
   pushSettings = pushSettings || {};
diff --git a/lib/providers/gcm.js b/lib/providers/gcm.js
index b96cc4a..1bb1c52 100644
--- a/lib/providers/gcm.js
+++ b/lib/providers/gcm.js
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 // This file is licensed under the Artistic License 2.0.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0
 
+var SG = require('strong-globalize');
+var g = SG();
+
 var inherits = require('util').inherits;
 var extend = require('util')._extend;
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var gcm = require('node-gcm');
 var debug = require('debug')('loopback:component:push:provider:gcm');
-var SG = require('strong-globalize');
-var g = SG();
 
 function GcmProvider(pushSettings) {
   var settings = pushSettings.gcm || {};
diff --git a/lib/push-manager.js b/lib/push-manager.js
index 5c9aa2c..1e3504a 100644
--- a/lib/push-manager.js
+++ b/lib/push-manager.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // This file is licensed under the Artistic License 2.0.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0
 
+var SG = require('strong-globalize');
+var g = SG();
+
 var assert = require('assert');
 var inherits = require('util').inherits;
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
@@ -12,8 +15,6 @@ var providers = require('./providers');
 var loopback = require('loopback');
 var NodeCache = require('node-cache');
 var debug = require('debug')('loopback:component:push:push-manager');
-var SG = require('strong-globalize');
-var g = SG();
 
 var Installation = require('../models').Installation;
 var Notification = require('../models').Notification;
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ PushManager.prototype.notify = function(installation, notification, cb) {
   assert(cb, 'callback should be defined');
 
   if(!(typeof notification === 'object' && notification)) {
-    return cb(new Error(g.t('notification must be an object')));
+    return cb(new Error(g.f('notification must be an object')));
   }
 
   var appId = installation.appId;
@@ -329,11 +330,11 @@ PushManager.prototype.notifyMany = function(appId, deviceType, deviceTokens, not
     assert(cb, 'callback should be defined');
 
     if(!(typeof notification === 'object' && notification)) {
-        return cb(new Error(g.t('notification must be an object')));
+        return cb(new Error(g.f('notification must be an object')));
     }
 
     if(!(Array.isArray(deviceTokens) && deviceTokens.length > 0)) {
-        return cb(new Error(g.t('deviceTokens must be an array')));
+        return cb(new Error(g.f('deviceTokens must be an array')));
     }
 
     // Normalize the notification from a plain object
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3dea31f..51431a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "mpns": "^2.1.0",
     "node-cache": "^3.2.1",
     "node-gcm": "^0.14.0",
-    "strong-globalize": "^2.5.6"
+    "strong-globalize": "^2.5.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^2.3.0",