diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e08d8e07d..5b5c818a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Changes
 
 ### Fixes
+- share stock string translations across accounts created by the same account manager #3640
 
 ## 1.96.0
 
diff --git a/benches/contacts.rs b/benches/contacts.rs
index 130988b8c..aef0b7e3f 100644
--- a/benches/contacts.rs
+++ b/benches/contacts.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use deltachat::contact::Contact;
 use deltachat::context::Context;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::Events;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
@@ -8,7 +9,9 @@ async fn address_book_benchmark(n: u32, read_count: u32) {
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     let dbfile = dir.path().join("db.sqlite");
     let id = 100;
-    let context = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new()).await.unwrap();
+    let context = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     let book = (0..n)
         .map(|i| format!("Name {}\naddr{}@example.org\n", i, i))
diff --git a/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs b/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs
index 2c81094b4..61d39e0e7 100644
--- a/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs
+++ b/benches/get_chat_msgs.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use deltachat::chat::{self, ChatId};
 use deltachat::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use deltachat::context::Context;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::Events;
 
 async fn get_chat_msgs_benchmark(dbfile: &Path, chats: &[ChatId]) {
     let id = 100;
-    let context = Context::new(dbfile, id, Events::new()).await.unwrap();
+    let context = Context::new(dbfile, id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     for c in chats.iter().take(10) {
         black_box(chat::get_chat_msgs(&context, *c, 0).await.ok());
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
 
         let chats: Vec<_> = rt.block_on(async {
-            let context = Context::new(Path::new(&path), 100, Events::new())
+            let context = Context::new(Path::new(&path), 100, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
             let chatlist = Chatlist::try_load(&context, 0, None, None).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/benches/get_chatlist.rs b/benches/get_chatlist.rs
index 25dd09cab..3b7a0ca1d 100644
--- a/benches/get_chatlist.rs
+++ b/benches/get_chatlist.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 
 use deltachat::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use deltachat::context::Context;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::Events;
 
 async fn get_chat_list_benchmark(context: &Context) {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
     if let Ok(path) = std::env::var("DELTACHAT_BENCHMARK_DATABASE") {
         let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
         let context = rt.block_on(async {
-            Context::new(Path::new(&path), 100, Events::new())
+            Context::new(Path::new(&path), 100, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
                 .await
                 .unwrap()
         });
diff --git a/benches/receive_emails.rs b/benches/receive_emails.rs
index e51509556..1e9e5aa43 100644
--- a/benches/receive_emails.rs
+++ b/benches/receive_emails.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use deltachat::{
     context::Context,
     imex::{imex, ImexMode},
     receive_imf::receive_imf,
+    stock_str::StockStrings,
     Events,
 };
 use tempfile::tempdir;
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ async fn create_context() -> Context {
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     let dbfile = dir.path().join("db.sqlite");
     let id = 100;
-    let context = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new()).await.unwrap();
+    let context = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
 
     let backup: PathBuf = std::env::current_dir()
         .unwrap()
diff --git a/benches/search_msgs.rs b/benches/search_msgs.rs
index a91219542..48333696d 100644
--- a/benches/search_msgs.rs
+++ b/benches/search_msgs.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use deltachat::context::Context;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::Events;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 async fn search_benchmark(dbfile: impl AsRef<Path>) {
     let id = 100;
-    let context = Context::new(dbfile.as_ref(), id, Events::new())
+    let context = Context::new(dbfile.as_ref(), id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index e2e0cc143..a0c007bd5 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use deltachat::ephemeral::Timer as EphemeralTimer;
 use deltachat::key::DcKey;
 use deltachat::message::MsgId;
 use deltachat::stock_str::StockMessage;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial;
 use deltachat::*;
 use deltachat::{accounts::Accounts, log::LogExt};
@@ -98,7 +99,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_context_new(
     let ctx = if blobdir.is_null() || *blobdir == 0 {
         // generate random ID as this functionality is not yet available on the C-api.
         let id = rand::thread_rng().gen();
-        block_on(Context::new(as_path(dbfile), id, Events::new()))
+        block_on(Context::new(
+            as_path(dbfile),
+            id,
+            Events::new(),
+            StockStrings::new(),
+        ))
     } else {
         eprintln!("blobdir can not be defined explicitly anymore");
         return ptr::null_mut();
@@ -122,7 +128,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_context_new_closed(dbfile: *const libc::c_char) -> *
     }
 
     let id = rand::thread_rng().gen();
-    match block_on(Context::new_closed(as_path(dbfile), id, Events::new())) {
+    match block_on(Context::new_closed(
+        as_path(dbfile),
+        id,
+        Events::new(),
+        StockStrings::new(),
+    )) {
         Ok(context) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(context)),
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("failed to create context: {:#}", err);
diff --git a/examples/repl/main.rs b/examples/repl/main.rs
index ffe1f20dd..46c2fb746 100644
--- a/examples/repl/main.rs
+++ b/examples/repl/main.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use deltachat::context::*;
 use deltachat::oauth2::*;
 use deltachat::qr_code_generator::get_securejoin_qr_svg;
 use deltachat::securejoin::*;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::{EventType, Events};
 use log::{error, info, warn};
 use rustyline::completion::{Completer, FilenameCompleter, Pair};
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ async fn start(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         println!("Error: Bad arguments, expected [db-name].");
         bail!("No db-name specified");
     }
-    let context = Context::new(Path::new(&args[1]), 0, Events::new()).await?;
+    let context = Context::new(Path::new(&args[1]), 0, Events::new(), StockStrings::new()).await?;
 
     let events = context.get_event_emitter();
     tokio::task::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index 2d9ef4b0a..d14b1ac48 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use deltachat::config;
 use deltachat::contact::*;
 use deltachat::context::*;
 use deltachat::message::Message;
+use deltachat::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use deltachat::{EventType, Events};
 
 fn cb(event: EventType) {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ async fn main() {
     let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
     let dbfile = dir.path().join("db.sqlite");
     log::info!("creating database {:?}", dbfile);
-    let ctx = Context::new(&dbfile, 0, Events::new())
+    let ctx = Context::new(&dbfile, 0, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
         .await
         .expect("Failed to create context");
     let info = ctx.get_info().await;
diff --git a/src/accounts.rs b/src/accounts.rs
index a256c8c6d..75c7e70bf 100644
--- a/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/accounts.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::events::{Event, EventEmitter, EventType, Events};
+use crate::stock_str::StockStrings;
 
 /// Account manager, that can handle multiple accounts in a single place.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ pub struct Accounts {
 
     /// Event channel to emit account manager errors.
     events: Events,
+
+    /// Stock string translations shared by all created contexts.
+    ///
+    /// This way changing a translation for one context automatically
+    /// changes it for all other contexts.
+    stockstrings: StockStrings,
 }
 
 impl Accounts {
@@ -55,8 +62,9 @@ impl Accounts {
             .await
             .context("failed to load accounts config")?;
         let events = Events::new();
+        let stockstrings = StockStrings::new();
         let accounts = config
-            .load_accounts(&events)
+            .load_accounts(&events, &stockstrings)
             .await
             .context("failed to load accounts")?;
 
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ impl Accounts {
             config,
             accounts,
             events,
+            stockstrings,
         })
     }
 
@@ -104,6 +113,7 @@ impl Accounts {
             &account_config.dbfile(),
             account_config.id,
             self.events.clone(),
+            self.stockstrings.clone(),
         )
         .await?;
         self.accounts.insert(account_config.id, ctx);
@@ -119,6 +129,7 @@ impl Accounts {
             &account_config.dbfile(),
             account_config.id,
             self.events.clone(),
+            self.stockstrings.clone(),
         )
         .await?;
         self.accounts.insert(account_config.id, ctx);
@@ -204,7 +215,13 @@ impl Accounts {
 
         match res {
             Ok(_) => {
-                let ctx = Context::new(&new_dbfile, account_config.id, self.events.clone()).await?;
+                let ctx = Context::new(
+                    &new_dbfile,
+                    account_config.id,
+                    self.events.clone(),
+                    self.stockstrings.clone(),
+                )
+                .await?;
                 self.accounts.insert(account_config.id, ctx);
                 Ok(account_config.id)
             }
@@ -339,17 +356,31 @@ impl Config {
         Ok(Config { file, inner })
     }
 
-    pub async fn load_accounts(&self, events: &Events) -> Result<BTreeMap<u32, Context>> {
+    /// Loads all accounts defined in the configuration file.
+    ///
+    /// Created contexts share the same event channel and stock string
+    /// translations.
+    pub async fn load_accounts(
+        &self,
+        events: &Events,
+        stockstrings: &StockStrings,
+    ) -> Result<BTreeMap<u32, Context>> {
         let mut accounts = BTreeMap::new();
+
         for account_config in &self.inner.accounts {
-            let ctx = Context::new(&account_config.dbfile(), account_config.id, events.clone())
-                .await
-                .with_context(|| {
-                    format!(
-                        "failed to create context from file {:?}",
-                        account_config.dbfile()
-                    )
-                })?;
+            let ctx = Context::new(
+                &account_config.dbfile(),
+                account_config.id,
+                events.clone(),
+                stockstrings.clone(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "failed to create context from file {:?}",
+                    account_config.dbfile()
+                )
+            })?;
 
             accounts.insert(account_config.id, ctx);
         }
@@ -446,6 +477,8 @@ impl AccountConfig {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    use crate::stock_str::{self, StockMessage};
+
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
     async fn test_account_new_open() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -522,7 +555,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(accounts.config.get_selected_account(), 0);
 
         let extern_dbfile: PathBuf = dir.path().join("other");
-        let ctx = Context::new(&extern_dbfile, 0, Events::new())
+        let ctx = Context::new(&extern_dbfile, 0, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
             .await
             .unwrap();
         ctx.set_config(crate::config::Config::Addr, Some("me@mail.com"))
@@ -717,4 +750,28 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Tests that accounts share stock string translations.
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_accounts_share_translations() -> Result<()> {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let p: PathBuf = dir.path().join("accounts");
+
+        let mut accounts = Accounts::new(p.clone()).await?;
+        accounts.add_account().await?;
+        accounts.add_account().await?;
+
+        let account1 = accounts.get_account(1).context("failed to get account 1")?;
+        let account2 = accounts.get_account(2).context("failed to get account 2")?;
+
+        assert_eq!(stock_str::no_messages(&account1).await, "No messages.");
+        assert_eq!(stock_str::no_messages(&account2).await, "No messages.");
+        account1
+            .set_stock_translation(StockMessage::NoMessages, "foobar".to_string())
+            .await?;
+        assert_eq!(stock_str::no_messages(&account1).await, "foobar");
+        assert_eq!(stock_str::no_messages(&account2).await, "foobar");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index ff257231b..520afaea7 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::quota::QuotaInfo;
 use crate::ratelimit::Ratelimit;
 use crate::scheduler::Scheduler;
 use crate::sql::Sql;
+use crate::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use crate::tools::{duration_to_str, time};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct InnerContext {
     pub(crate) oauth2_mutex: Mutex<()>,
     /// Mutex to prevent a race condition when a "your pw is wrong" warning is sent, resulting in multiple messeges being sent.
     pub(crate) wrong_pw_warning_mutex: Mutex<()>,
-    pub(crate) translated_stockstrings: RwLock<HashMap<usize, String>>,
+    pub(crate) translated_stockstrings: StockStrings,
     pub(crate) events: Events,
 
     pub(crate) scheduler: RwLock<Option<Scheduler>>,
@@ -119,8 +120,13 @@ pub fn get_info() -> BTreeMap<&'static str, String> {
 
 impl Context {
     /// Creates new context and opens the database.
-    pub async fn new(dbfile: &Path, id: u32, events: Events) -> Result<Context> {
-        let context = Self::new_closed(dbfile, id, events).await?;
+    pub async fn new(
+        dbfile: &Path,
+        id: u32,
+        events: Events,
+        stock_strings: StockStrings,
+    ) -> Result<Context> {
+        let context = Self::new_closed(dbfile, id, events, stock_strings).await?;
 
         // Open the database if is not encrypted.
         if context.check_passphrase("".to_string()).await? {
@@ -130,7 +136,12 @@ impl Context {
     }
 
     /// Creates new context without opening the database.
-    pub async fn new_closed(dbfile: &Path, id: u32, events: Events) -> Result<Context> {
+    pub async fn new_closed(
+        dbfile: &Path,
+        id: u32,
+        events: Events,
+        stockstrings: StockStrings,
+    ) -> Result<Context> {
         let mut blob_fname = OsString::new();
         blob_fname.push(dbfile.file_name().unwrap_or_default());
         blob_fname.push("-blobs");
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ impl Context {
         if !blobdir.exists() {
             tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&blobdir).await?;
         }
-        let context = Context::with_blobdir(dbfile.into(), blobdir, id, events)?;
+        let context = Context::with_blobdir(dbfile.into(), blobdir, id, events, stockstrings)?;
         Ok(context)
     }
 
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@ impl Context {
         blobdir: PathBuf,
         id: u32,
         events: Events,
+        stockstrings: StockStrings,
     ) -> Result<Context> {
         ensure!(
             blobdir.is_dir(),
@@ -190,7 +202,7 @@ impl Context {
             generating_key_mutex: Mutex::new(()),
             oauth2_mutex: Mutex::new(()),
             wrong_pw_warning_mutex: Mutex::new(()),
-            translated_stockstrings: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
+            translated_stockstrings: stockstrings,
             events,
             scheduler: RwLock::new(None),
             ratelimit: RwLock::new(Ratelimit::new(Duration::new(60, 0), 6.0)), // Allow to send 6 messages immediately, no more than once every 10 seconds.
@@ -706,7 +718,7 @@ mod tests {
         let tmp = tempfile::tempdir()?;
         let dbfile = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite");
         tokio::fs::write(&dbfile, b"123").await?;
-        let res = Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new()).await?;
+        let res = Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new(), StockStrings::new()).await?;
 
         // Broken database is indistinguishable from encrypted one.
         assert_eq!(res.is_open().await, false);
@@ -852,7 +864,9 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_blobdir_exists() {
         let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let dbfile = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite");
-        Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new()).await.unwrap();
+        Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         let blobdir = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite-blobs");
         assert!(blobdir.is_dir());
     }
@@ -863,7 +877,7 @@ mod tests {
         let dbfile = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite");
         let blobdir = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite-blobs");
         tokio::fs::write(&blobdir, b"123").await.unwrap();
-        let res = Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new()).await;
+        let res = Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new(), StockStrings::new()).await;
         assert!(res.is_err());
     }
 
@@ -873,7 +887,9 @@ mod tests {
         let subdir = tmp.path().join("subdir");
         let dbfile = subdir.join("db.sqlite");
         let dbfile2 = dbfile.clone();
-        Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new()).await.unwrap();
+        Context::new(&dbfile, 1, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         assert!(subdir.is_dir());
         assert!(dbfile2.is_file());
     }
@@ -883,7 +899,7 @@ mod tests {
         let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let dbfile = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite");
         let blobdir = PathBuf::new();
-        let res = Context::with_blobdir(dbfile, blobdir, 1, Events::new());
+        let res = Context::with_blobdir(dbfile, blobdir, 1, Events::new(), StockStrings::new());
         assert!(res.is_err());
     }
 
@@ -892,7 +908,7 @@ mod tests {
         let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let dbfile = tmp.path().join("db.sqlite");
         let blobdir = tmp.path().join("blobs");
-        let res = Context::with_blobdir(dbfile, blobdir, 1, Events::new());
+        let res = Context::with_blobdir(dbfile, blobdir, 1, Events::new(), StockStrings::new());
         assert!(res.is_err());
     }
 
@@ -1061,7 +1077,7 @@ mod tests {
         let dbfile = dir.path().join("db.sqlite");
 
         let id = 1;
-        let context = Context::new_closed(&dbfile, id, Events::new())
+        let context = Context::new_closed(&dbfile, id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
             .await
             .context("failed to create context")?;
         assert_eq!(context.open("foo".to_string()).await?, true);
@@ -1069,7 +1085,7 @@ mod tests {
         drop(context);
 
         let id = 2;
-        let context = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new())
+        let context = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
             .await
             .context("failed to create context")?;
         assert_eq!(context.is_open().await, false);
diff --git a/src/stock_str.rs b/src/stock_str.rs
index 2b9dc8343..6ae8a4e19 100644
--- a/src/stock_str.rs
+++ b/src/stock_str.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 //! Module to work with translatable stock strings.
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Error, Result};
 use strum::EnumProperty as EnumPropertyTrait;
 use strum_macros::EnumProperty;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
 use crate::blob::BlobObject;
 use crate::chat::{self, Chat, ChatId, ProtectionStatus};
@@ -14,6 +18,12 @@ use crate::param::Param;
 use crate::tools::timestamp_to_str;
 use humansize::{file_size_opts, FileSize};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct StockStrings {
+    /// Map from stock string ID to the translation.
+    translated_stockstrings: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<usize, String>>>,
+}
+
 /// Stock strings
 ///
 /// These identify the string to return in [Context.stock_str].  The
@@ -402,15 +412,54 @@ impl StockMessage {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for StockStrings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        StockStrings::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl StockStrings {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            translated_stockstrings: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Default::default())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn translated(&self, id: StockMessage) -> String {
+        self.translated_stockstrings
+            .read()
+            .await
+            .get(&(id as usize))
+            .map(AsRef::as_ref)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| id.fallback())
+            .to_string()
+    }
+
+    async fn set_stock_translation(&self, id: StockMessage, stockstring: String) -> Result<()> {
+        if stockstring.contains("%1") && !id.fallback().contains("%1") {
+            bail!(
+                "translation {} contains invalid %1 placeholder, default is {}",
+                stockstring,
+                id.fallback()
+            );
+        }
+        if stockstring.contains("%2") && !id.fallback().contains("%2") {
+            bail!(
+                "translation {} contains invalid %2 placeholder, default is {}",
+                stockstring,
+                id.fallback()
+            );
+        }
+        self.translated_stockstrings
+            .write()
+            .await
+            .insert(id as usize, stockstring);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 async fn translated(context: &Context, id: StockMessage) -> String {
-    context
-        .translated_stockstrings
-        .read()
-        .await
-        .get(&(id as usize))
-        .map(AsRef::as_ref)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| id.fallback())
-        .to_string()
+    context.translated_stockstrings.translated(id).await
 }
 
 /// Helper trait only meant to be implemented for [`String`].
@@ -1205,29 +1254,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn aeap_explanation_and_link(
 impl Context {
     /// Set the stock string for the [StockMessage].
     ///
-    pub async fn set_stock_translation(
-        &self,
-        id: StockMessage,
-        stockstring: String,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if stockstring.contains("%1") && !id.fallback().contains("%1") {
-            bail!(
-                "translation {} contains invalid %1 placeholder, default is {}",
-                stockstring,
-                id.fallback()
-            );
-        }
-        if stockstring.contains("%2") && !id.fallback().contains("%2") {
-            bail!(
-                "translation {} contains invalid %2 placeholder, default is {}",
-                stockstring,
-                id.fallback()
-            );
-        }
+    pub async fn set_stock_translation(&self, id: StockMessage, stockstring: String) -> Result<()> {
         self.translated_stockstrings
-            .write()
-            .await
-            .insert(id as usize, stockstring);
+            .set_stock_translation(id, stockstring)
+            .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test_utils.rs b/src/test_utils.rs
index cca04b8e6..6ab5ea19f 100644
--- a/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::key::{self, DcKey, KeyPair, KeyPairUse};
 use crate::message::{update_msg_state, Message, MessageState, MsgId, Viewtype};
 use crate::mimeparser::MimeMessage;
 use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
+use crate::stock_str::StockStrings;
 use crate::tools::EmailAddress;
 
 #[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ impl TestContext {
             let mut context_names = CONTEXT_NAMES.write().unwrap();
             context_names.insert(id, name);
         }
-        let ctx = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new())
+        let ctx = Context::new(&dbfile, id, Events::new(), StockStrings::new())
             .await
             .expect("failed to create context");