diff --git a/application/layouts/scripts/body.phtml b/application/layouts/scripts/body.phtml
index 18fc18872..325b1026b 100644
--- a/application/layouts/scripts/body.phtml
+++ b/application/layouts/scripts/body.phtml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use Icinga\Web\Notification;
 use Icinga\Authentication\Auth;
 
 $moduleName = $this->layout()->moduleName;
-if ($moduleName) {
+if ($moduleName !== 'default') {
     $moduleClass = ' icinga-module module-' . $moduleName;
 } else {
     $moduleClass = '';
diff --git a/application/layouts/scripts/pdf.phtml b/application/layouts/scripts/pdf.phtml
index c5b28ecbf..ed8e12780 100644
--- a/application/layouts/scripts/pdf.phtml
+++ b/application/layouts/scripts/pdf.phtml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use Icinga\Web\StyleSheet;
 
 
 $moduleName = $this->layout()->moduleName;
-if ($moduleName) {
+if ($moduleName !== 'default') {
     $moduleClass = ' icinga-module module-' . $moduleName;
 } else {
     $moduleClass = '';
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
index 70fab8b12..ecb0564f9 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
      */
     protected $requiresAuthentication = true;
 
+    /**
+     * The current module's name
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $moduleName;
+
     private $autorefreshInterval;
 
     private $reloadCss = false;
@@ -90,10 +97,11 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $this->_helper = new ActionHelperBroker($this);
 
         $this->handlerBrowserWindows();
-        $this->view->translationDomain = 'icinga';
+        $moduleName = $this->getModuleName();
+        $this->view->translationDomain = $moduleName !== 'default' ? $moduleName : 'icinga';
         $this->_helper->layout()->isIframe = $request->getUrl()->shift('isIframe');
         $this->_helper->layout()->showFullscreen = $request->getUrl()->shift('showFullscreen');
-        $this->_helper->layout()->moduleName = false;
+        $this->_helper->layout()->moduleName = $moduleName;
 
         $this->view->compact = $request->getParam('view') === 'compact';
         if ($request->getUrl()->shift('showCompact')) {
@@ -166,6 +174,20 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the current module's name
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public function getModuleName()
+    {
+        if ($this->moduleName === null) {
+            $this->moduleName = $this->getRequest()->getModuleName();
+        }
+
+        return $this->moduleName;
+    }
+
     public function Config($file = null)
     {
         if ($file === null) {
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ModuleActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ModuleActionController.php
index 60990d5d8..cf39a4908 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ModuleActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ModuleActionController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Web\Controller;
 use Icinga\Application\Config;
 use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
 use Icinga\Application\Modules\Manager;
+use Icinga\Application\Modules\Module;
 
 /**
  * Base class for module action controllers
@@ -18,25 +19,15 @@ class ModuleActionController extends ActionController
 
     private $module;
 
-    /**
-     * Module name
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $moduleName;
-
     /**
      * (non-PHPDoc)
      * @see \Icinga\Web\Controller\ActionController For the method documentation.
      */
     protected function prepareInit()
     {
-        $this->moduleName = $this->_request->getModuleName();
-        $this->_helper->layout()->moduleName = $this->moduleName;
-        $this->view->translationDomain = $this->moduleName;
         $this->moduleInit();
-        if ($this->getFrontController()->getDefaultModule() !== $this->moduleName) {
-            $this->assertPermission(Manager::MODULE_PERMISSION_NS . $this->moduleName);
+        if ($this->getFrontController()->getDefaultModule() !== $this->getModuleName()) {
+            $this->assertPermission(Manager::MODULE_PERMISSION_NS . $this->getModuleName());
         }
     }
 
@@ -51,22 +42,28 @@ class ModuleActionController extends ActionController
     {
         if ($file === null) {
             if ($this->config === null) {
-                $this->config = Config::module($this->moduleName);
+                $this->config = Config::module($this->getModuleName());
             }
             return $this->config;
         } else {
             if (! array_key_exists($file, $this->configs)) {
-                $this->configs[$file] = Config::module($this->moduleName, $file);
+                $this->configs[$file] = Config::module($this->getModuleName(), $file);
             }
             return $this->configs[$file];
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return this controller's module
+     *
+     * @return  Module
+     */
     public function Module()
     {
         if ($this->module === null) {
-            $this->module = Icinga::app()->getModuleManager()->getModule($this->moduleName);
+            $this->module = Icinga::app()->getModuleManager()->getModule($this->getModuleName());
         }
+
         return $this->module;
     }
 
@@ -77,6 +74,6 @@ class ModuleActionController extends ActionController
     public function postDispatchXhr()
     {
         parent::postDispatchXhr();
-        $this->getResponse()->setHeader('X-Icinga-Module', $this->moduleName, true);
+        $this->getResponse()->setHeader('X-Icinga-Module', $this->getModuleName(), true);
     }
 }