diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/common.php b/phpBB/language/en/common.php
index 5694bbd5dc..5cdba377f5 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/common.php
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'HIDE_ME'						=> 'Hide my online status this session',
 	'HOURS'							=> 'Hours',
 	'HOME'							=> 'Home',
+	'HTTP_HANDLER_NOT_FOUND'		=> 'The operation could not be completed because cURL PHP extension and allow_url_fopen PHP ini setting have been disabled and no other HTTP handler could be found.',
 
 	'ICQ'						=> 'ICQ',
 	'IF'						=> 'If',
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/file_downloader.php b/phpBB/phpbb/file_downloader.php
index 3f87c9c512..e2becbfbfa 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/file_downloader.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/file_downloader.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class file_downloader
 		}
 		catch (\RuntimeException $exception)
 		{
-			throw new runtime_exception($exception->getMessage());
+			throw new runtime_exception('HTTP_HANDLER_NOT_FOUND');
 		}
 
 		// Set default values for error variables