diff --git a/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js b/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js
index aef7093f2..9c53fdf28 100644
--- a/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-configure/containers/ConfigureStreamContainer.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import {compose} from 'react-apollo';
 import {I18n} from 'coral-framework';
 import {updateOpenStatus, updateConfiguration} from 'coral-framework/actions/asset';
 
+import timeago from 'timeago.js';
+
 import CloseCommentsInfo from '../components/CloseCommentsInfo';
 import ConfigureCommentStream from '../components/ConfigureCommentStream';
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class ConfigureStreamContainer extends Component {
     const {closedTimeout} = this.props.asset.settings;
     const {created_at} = this.props.asset;
 
-    return lang.timeago(new Date(created_at).getTime() + (1000 * closedTimeout));
+    return timeago().format(new Date(created_at).getTime() + (1000 * closedTimeout), lang.getLocale().replace('-', '_'));
   }
 
   render () {
diff --git a/client/coral-i18n/modules/i18n/i18n.js b/client/coral-i18n/modules/i18n/i18n.js
index 749e06a5e..ac447c313 100644
--- a/client/coral-i18n/modules/i18n/i18n.js
+++ b/client/coral-i18n/modules/i18n/i18n.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import timeago from 'timeago.js';
-import esTA from '../../../../node_modules/timeago.js/locales/es';
 import has from 'lodash/has';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 
-const  yaml = require('node-yaml');
+import YAML from 'yamljs';
 
 /**
  * Default locales, this should be overriden by config file
@@ -15,8 +13,6 @@ class i18n {
     /**
      * Register locales
      */
-    timeago.register('es_ES', esTA);
-    this.timeagoInstance = new timeago();
 
     try {
       const locale = this.getLocale();
@@ -34,18 +30,16 @@ class i18n {
   loadTranslations = (translations) => {
     const localesFiles = {'en': 'locales/en.yml', 'es': 'locales/es.yml'};
 
-    yaml.readPromise(localesFiles[this.language])
-      .then((data) => {
+    try {
 
-        // Translations need to be loaded from translations or localesFiles.
-        this.translations = translations[this.language] || data;
+      // Translations need to be loaded from translations or localesFiles.
+      this.translations = translations[this.language] || YAML.load(localesFiles[this.language]);
+    }
+    catch(err) {
 
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-
-        // To Do: get configuration for default translation
-        this.translations = translations['en'];
-      });
+      // To Do: get configuration for default translation
+      this.translations = translations['en'];
+    }
   }
 
   setLocale = (locale) => {
@@ -84,11 +78,6 @@ class i18n {
       return key;
     }
   };
-
-  timeago = (time) => {
-    return this.timeagoInstance.format(new Date(time));
-  };
-
 }
 
 export default i18n;
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate.js b/client/coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate.js
index 81c8495a4..202d2131c 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate.js
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {I18n} from '../coral-framework';
 
+import timeago from 'timeago.js';
+
 const lang = new I18n();
 const name = 'coral-plugin-pubdate';
 
 const PubDate = ({created_at}) => <div className={`${name  }-text`}>
-  {lang.timeago(created_at)}
+  {timeago().format(created_at, lang.getLocale().replace('-', '_'))}
+
 </div>;
 
 export default PubDate;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c725a852..25bbec92b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
     "resolve": "^1.3.2",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "simplemde": "^1.11.2",
-    "uuid": "^2.0.3"
+    "uuid": "^2.0.3",
+    "yamljs": "^0.2.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "apollo-client": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 378e5a6c0..29058ed72 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8236,6 +8236,13 @@ yallist@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-2.1.2.tgz#1c11f9218f076089a47dd512f93c6699a6a81d52"
 
+yamljs@^0.2.10:
+  version "0.2.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yamljs/-/yamljs-0.2.10.tgz#481cc7c25ca73af59f591f0c96e3ce56c757a40f"
+  dependencies:
+    argparse "^1.0.7"
+    glob "^7.0.5"
+
 yargs-parser@^2.4.1:
   version "2.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-2.4.1.tgz#85568de3cf150ff49fa51825f03a8c880ddcc5c4"