diff --git a/libraries/src/Console/CheckUpdatesCommand.php b/libraries/src/Console/CheckUpdatesCommand.php
index 2861a91acdc..278adbb1201 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Console/CheckUpdatesCommand.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Console/CheckUpdatesCommand.php
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class CheckUpdatesCommand extends AbstractCommand
 
         $symfonyStyle->title('Fetching Extension Updates');
 
+        $this->getApplication()->getLanguage()->load('lib_joomla');
+
         // Find all updates
         $ret = Updater::getInstance()->findUpdates();
 
diff --git a/libraries/src/Updater/UpdateAdapter.php b/libraries/src/Updater/UpdateAdapter.php
index ac8bd05439a..93508ffc4a4 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Updater/UpdateAdapter.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Updater/UpdateAdapter.php
@@ -277,7 +277,10 @@ abstract class UpdateAdapter extends AdapterInstance
             // Log the exact update site name and URL which could not be loaded
             Log::add('Error opening url: ' . $url . ' for update site: ' . $this->updateSiteName, Log::WARNING, 'updater');
             $app = Factory::getApplication();
-            $app->enqueueMessage(Text::sprintf('JLIB_UPDATER_ERROR_OPEN_UPDATE_SITE', $this->updateSiteId, $this->updateSiteName, $url), 'warning');
+            $app->enqueueMessage(
+                html_entity_decode(Text::sprintf('JLIB_UPDATER_ERROR_OPEN_UPDATE_SITE', $this->updateSiteId, $this->updateSiteName, $url)),
+                'warning'
+            );
 
             return false;
         }