diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def create_repo_fork(form_data, cur_user
     return True
 
 
-@async_task(ignore_result=True)
+@async_task(ignore_result=True, base=RequestContextTask)
 def repo_maintenance(repoid):
     from rhodecode.lib import repo_maintenance as repo_maintenance_lib
     log = get_logger(repo_maintenance)
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def repo_maintenance(repoid):
         log.debug('Repo `%s` not found or without a clone_url', repoid)
 
 
-@async_task(ignore_result=True)
+@async_task(ignore_result=True, base=RequestContextTask)
 def check_for_update(send_email_notification=True, email_recipients=None):
     from rhodecode.model.update import UpdateModel
     from rhodecode.model.notification import EmailNotificationModel
@@ -380,14 +380,8 @@ def check_for_update(send_email_notifica
                          email_body_plaintext, email_body)
 
     except Exception:
-        pass
-
-
-@async_task(ignore_result=False)
-def beat_check(*args, **kwargs):
-    log = get_logger(beat_check)
-    log.info('%r: Got args: %r and kwargs %r', beat_check, args, kwargs)
-    return time.time()
+        log.exception('Failed to check for update')
+        raise
 
 
 def sync_last_update_for_objects(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -409,6 +403,13 @@ def sync_last_update_for_objects(*args, 
                 repo_gr.update_commit_cache()
 
 
-@async_task(ignore_result=True)
+@async_task(ignore_result=True, base=RequestContextTask)
 def sync_last_update(*args, **kwargs):
     sync_last_update_for_objects(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+@async_task(ignore_result=False)
+def beat_check(*args, **kwargs):
+    log = get_logger(beat_check)
+    log.info('%r: Got args: %r and kwargs %r', beat_check, args, kwargs)
+    return time.time()
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/request.py b/rhodecode/lib/request.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/request.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/request.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from uuid import uuid4
 from pyramid.decorator import reify
 from pyramid.request import Request as _Request
+from rhodecode.translation import _ as tsf
 
 
 class Request(_Request):
@@ -36,3 +37,14 @@ class Request(_Request):
 
     def req_id_records_init(self):
         self._req_id_bucket = list()
+
+    def plularize(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.localizer.pluralize(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def translate(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        localizer = self.localizer
+
+        def auto_translate(*_args, **_kwargs):
+            return localizer.translate(tsf(*_args, **_kwargs))
+
+        return auto_translate(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/notification.py b/rhodecode/model/notification.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/notification.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/notification.py
@@ -427,11 +427,11 @@ class EmailNotificationModel(BaseModel):
         renders template for email, and returns a tuple of
         (subject, email_headers, email_html_body, email_plaintext_body)
         """
+        request = get_current_request()
+
         # translator and helpers inject
         _kwargs = self._update_kwargs_for_render(kwargs)
-        request = get_current_request()
         email_template = self.get_renderer(type_, request=request)
-
         subject = email_template.render('subject', **_kwargs)
 
         try:
diff --git a/rhodecode/subscribers.py b/rhodecode/subscribers.py
--- a/rhodecode/subscribers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/subscribers.py
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ from pyramid.settings import asbool
 from pyramid.path import AssetResolver
 from threading import Thread
 
-from rhodecode.translation import _ as tsf
 from rhodecode.config.jsroutes import generate_jsroutes_content
-from rhodecode.lib import auth
 from rhodecode.lib.base import get_auth_user
 
 import rhodecode
@@ -60,17 +58,6 @@ def add_renderer_globals(event):
     event['h'] = helpers
 
 
-def add_localizer(event):
-    request = event.request
-    localizer = request.localizer
-
-    def auto_translate(*args, **kwargs):
-        return localizer.translate(tsf(*args, **kwargs))
-
-    request.translate = auto_translate
-    request.plularize = localizer.pluralize
-
-
 def set_user_lang(event):
     request = event.request
     cur_user = getattr(request, 'user', None)
diff --git a/rhodecode/tweens.py b/rhodecode/tweens.py
--- a/rhodecode/tweens.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tweens.py
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ def includeme(config):
                           'pyramid.events.BeforeRender')
     config.add_subscriber('rhodecode.subscribers.set_user_lang',
                           'pyramid.events.NewRequest')
-    config.add_subscriber('rhodecode.subscribers.add_localizer',
-                          'pyramid.events.NewRequest')
     config.add_subscriber('rhodecode.subscribers.reset_log_bucket',
                           'pyramid.events.NewRequest')
     config.add_subscriber('rhodecode.subscribers.add_request_user_context',