diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index f724ef4a1..a331289f3 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -4438,9 +4438,11 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                             if fields['libretranslateUrl'] != \
                                currLibretranslateUrl:
                                 ltUrl = fields['libretranslateUrl']
-                                setConfigParam(baseDir,
-                                               'libretranslateUrl',
-                                               ltUrl)
+                                if '://' in ltUrl and \
+                                   '.' in ltUrl:
+                                    setConfigParam(baseDir,
+                                                   'libretranslateUrl',
+                                                   ltUrl)
                         else:
                             if currLibretranslateUrl:
                                 setConfigParam(baseDir,
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 59364581f..7ce570793 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='ActivityPub Server')
 parser.add_argument('--userAgentBlocks', type=str,
                     default=None,
                     help='List of blocked user agents, separated by commas')
+parser.add_argument('--libretranslate', dest='libretranslateUrl', type=str,
+                    default=None,
+                    help='URL for LibreTranslate service')
+parser.add_argument('--libretranslateApiKey',
+                    dest='libretranslateApiKey', type=str,
+                    default=None,
+                    help='API key for LibreTranslate service')
 parser.add_argument('-n', '--nickname', dest='nickname', type=str,
                     default=None,
                     help='Nickname of the account to use')
@@ -606,6 +613,14 @@ if baseDir.endswith('/'):
     print("--path option should not end with '/'")
     sys.exit()
 
+# automatic translations
+if args.libretranslateUrl:
+    if '://' in args.libretranslateUrl and \
+       '.' in args.libretranslateUrl:
+        setConfigParam(baseDir, 'libretranslateUrl', args.libretranslateUrl)
+if args.libretranslateApiKey:
+    setConfigParam(baseDir, 'libretranslateApiKey', args.libretranslateApiKey)
+
 if args.posts:
     if '@' not in args.posts:
         if '/users/' in args.posts:
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index 4e76e9259..e43d7ea4d 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ def _htmlEditProfileInstance(baseDir: str, translate: {},
                              peertubeInstances: [],
                              mediaInstanceStr: str,
                              blogsInstanceStr: str,
-                             newsInstanceStr: str) -> (str, str, str):
+                             newsInstanceStr: str) -> (str, str, str, str):
     """Edit profile instance settings
     """
     imageFormats = getImageFormats()
@@ -1324,7 +1324,14 @@ def _htmlEditProfileInstance(baseDir: str, translate: {},
         YTReplacementDomain + '">\n'
     peertubeStr += '    </div></details>\n'
 
-    return instanceStr, roleAssignStr, peertubeStr
+    libretranslateUrl = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'libretranslateUrl')
+    libretranslateApiKey = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'libretranslateApiKey')
+    libretranslateStr = \
+        _htmlEditProfileLibreTranslate(translate,
+                                       libretranslateUrl,
+                                       libretranslateApiKey)
+
+    return instanceStr, roleAssignStr, peertubeStr, libretranslateStr
 
 
 def _htmlEditProfileDangerZone(translate: {}) -> str:
@@ -2049,6 +2056,7 @@ def htmlEditProfile(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
     instanceStr = ''
     roleAssignStr = ''
     peertubeStr = ''
+    libretranslateStr = ''
 
     adminNickname = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'admin')
 
@@ -2058,7 +2066,7 @@ def htmlEditProfile(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
 
     if adminNickname:
         if path.startswith('/users/' + adminNickname + '/'):
-            instanceStr, roleAssignStr, peertubeStr = \
+            instanceStr, roleAssignStr, peertubeStr, libretranslateStr = \
                 _htmlEditProfileInstance(baseDir, translate,
                                          peertubeInstances,
                                          mediaInstanceStr,
@@ -2122,12 +2130,7 @@ def htmlEditProfile(cssCache: {}, translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
     editProfileForm += _htmlEditProfileChangePassword(translate)
 
     # automatic translations
-    libretranslateUrl = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'libretranslateUrl')
-    libretranslateApiKey = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'libretranslateApiKey')
-    editProfileForm += \
-        _htmlEditProfileLibreTranslate(translate,
-                                       libretranslateUrl,
-                                       libretranslateApiKey)
+    editProfileForm += libretranslateStr
 
     # Filtering and blocking section
     editProfileForm += \