diff --git a/src/setup.py b/src/setup.py
index 25c28920f..7c0eaa865 100644
--- a/src/setup.py
+++ b/src/setup.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class CustomBuild(build):
 
         management.call_command('collectstatic', verbosity=1, interactive=False)
         management.call_command('compress', verbosity=1, interactive=False)
+        management.call_command('compilemessages', verbosity=1, interactive=False)
         build.run(self)