diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index fd33db6..d13d289 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Then run
   
   rails generate validates_timeliness:install
 
-This creates the template for the configuration initializer. You need to uncomment the extend_classes setting like so
+This creates configuration initializer and locale files. In the initializer, you need to uncomment the extend_classes setting like so
 
   ValidatesTimeliness.setup do |config|
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/validates_timeliness/install_generator.rb b/lib/generators/validates_timeliness/install_generator.rb
index e7ea052..7e58c8a 100644
--- a/lib/generators/validates_timeliness/install_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/validates_timeliness/install_generator.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         copy_file 'validates_timeliness.rb', 'config/initializers/validates_timeliness.rb'
       end
 
+      def copy_locale_file
+        copy_file 'en.yml', 'config/locales/validates_timeliness.en.yml'
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/locale/en.yml b/lib/generators/validates_timeliness/templates/en.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/validates_timeliness/locale/en.yml
rename to lib/generators/validates_timeliness/templates/en.yml
diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness.rb
index 787aea3..3deefc3 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness.rb
@@ -42,5 +42,3 @@ require 'validates_timeliness/helper_methods'
 require 'validates_timeliness/attribute_methods'
 require 'validates_timeliness/extensions'
 require 'validates_timeliness/version'
-
-I18n.load_path << File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/validates_timeliness/locale/en.yml')
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c06da92..e68dcf6 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ end
 
 Time.zone = 'Australia/Melbourne'
 
-LOCALE_PATH = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/validates_timeliness/locale/en.yml')
+LOCALE_PATH = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/generators/validates_timeliness/templates/en.yml')
 I18n.load_path.unshift(LOCALE_PATH)
 
 class Person