diff --git a/app/models/color.rb b/app/models/color.rb
index 792dc21b..c73cd9b5 100644
--- a/app/models/color.rb
+++ b/app/models/color.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Color < ActiveRecord::Base
   translates :name
   
-  scope :alphabetical, lambda { includes(:translations).order(Color::Translation.arel_table[:name]) }
+  scope :alphabetical, lambda { with_translations(I18n.locale).order(Color::Translation.arel_table[:name]) }
   scope :basic, where(:basic => true)
   scope :standard, where(:standard => true)
   scope :nonstandard, where(:standard => false)
diff --git a/app/models/species.rb b/app/models/species.rb
index ac3b4f4e..71922dc7 100644
--- a/app/models/species.rb
+++ b/app/models/species.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Species < ActiveRecord::Base
   translates :name
   
-  scope :alphabetical, lambda { includes(:translations).order(Species::Translation.arel_table[:name]) }
+  scope :alphabetical, lambda { with_translations(I18n.locale).order(Species::Translation.arel_table[:name]) }
   
   def as_json(options={})
     {:id => id, :name => human_name}
diff --git a/app/models/zone.rb b/app/models/zone.rb
index 83ec6c2e..c149156c 100644
--- a/app/models/zone.rb
+++ b/app/models/zone.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Zone < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_writer :sometimes
   
   scope :alphabetical, lambda {
-    includes_translations.order(Zone::Translation.arel_table[:label])
+    with_translations(I18n.locale).order(Zone::Translation.arel_table[:label])
   }
   scope :includes_translations, lambda { includes(:translations) }
   scope :with_plain_label, lambda { |label|