diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/integration/SaveGangsterAction.java b/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/integration/SaveGangsterAction.java
index afc358728..830e377e5 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/integration/SaveGangsterAction.java
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/integration/SaveGangsterAction.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public class SaveGangsterAction extends Action {
 		// Some code to save the gangster to the db as necessary
 		GangsterForm gform = (GangsterForm) form;
 		ActionMessages messages = new ActionMessages();
-		messages.add("msg", new ActionMessage("Gangster " + gform.getName() + " added successfully"));
+		System.out.println(gform.getName());
+		messages.add("msg", new ActionMessage("struts1.gangsterAdded", gform.getName()));
 		addMessages(request, messages);
 
 		return mapping.findForward("success");
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages.properties b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages.properties
index d3417f788..4e61a5d89 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages.properties
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages.properties
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ item.create=Create {0}
 item.list={0} List
 
 token.transfer.time=The bank transfer was executed at {0,date,HH:mm:ss MM-dd-yyyy}
+
+struts1.gangsterAdded=Gangster {0} added successfully
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diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_de.properties b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_de.properties
index 0dc66efa8..1eb8c3681 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_de.properties
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_de.properties
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ item.create={0} neu anlegen
 item.list={0}-Liste
 
 token.transfer.time=Die \u00dcberweisung wurde am {0,date,HH:mm:ss MM-dd-yyyy} durchgef\u00fchrt
+
+struts1.gangsterAdded=Gangster {0} wurde erfolgreich hinzugefugt
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_en.properties b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_en.properties
index e69de29bb..cb189e154 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_en.properties
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/globalMessages_en.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+struts1.gangsterAdded=Gangster {0} anadido con exito
\ No newline at end of file