diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
index ff3a2fced..680d72d80 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ from mealie.services.scraper import cleaner
 
 from .template_service import TemplateService
 
+RECIPE_CREATED_EVENT_SUBJECT = "recipe.recipe-created"
+
 
 class RecipeServiceBase(BaseService):
     def __init__(self, repos: AllRepositories, user: PrivateUser, household: HouseholdInDB, translator: Translator):
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ class RecipeService(RecipeServiceBase):
         timeline_event_data = RecipeTimelineEventCreate(
             user_id=new_recipe.user_id,
             recipe_id=new_recipe.id,
-            subject="recipe.recipe-created",
+            subject=RECIPE_CREATED_EVENT_SUBJECT,
             event_type=TimelineEventType.system,
             timestamp=new_recipe.created_at or datetime.now(UTC),
         )
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_timeline_events.py b/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_timeline_events.py
index 1af090a3e..54fe786b3 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_timeline_events.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_timeline_events.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+from mealie.lang.providers import get_all_translations
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe import Recipe
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_timeline_events import (
     RecipeTimelineEventOut,
@@ -11,11 +12,15 @@ from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_timeline_events import (
     TimelineEventType,
 )
 from mealie.schema.recipe.request_helpers import UpdateImageResponse
+from mealie.services.recipe.recipe_service import RECIPE_CREATED_EVENT_SUBJECT
 from tests.utils import api_routes
 from tests.utils.factories import random_string
 from tests.utils.fixture_schemas import TestUser
 
 
+PERSISTED_TRANSLATION_KEYS = [RECIPE_CREATED_EVENT_SUBJECT]
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def recipes(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
     recipes = []
@@ -342,6 +347,14 @@ def test_create_recipe_with_timeline_event(
         assert events_pagination.items
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("translation_key", PERSISTED_TRANSLATION_KEYS)
+def test_persisted_translation_keys_have_translations(translation_key: str):
+    translations = get_all_translations(translation_key)
+    missing_translations = [locale for locale, translation in translations.items() if translation == translation_key]
+
+    assert missing_translations == []
+
+
 def test_recipe_created_system_event_is_translated(
     api_client: TestClient,
     unique_user: TestUser,