diff --git a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
index 1571bd30..8a56cb12 100644
--- a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
     spec = Gem::Specification.find_by_name 'gettext-setup'
     load "#{spec.gem_dir}/lib/tasks/gettext.rake"
     # Initialization requires a valid locales directory
-    GettextSetup.initialize_config(locales_dir)
+    GettextSetup.initialize(locales_dir)
     namespace :module do
       desc 'Runs all tasks to build a modules POT file for internationalization'
       task :pot_gen do