diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6d42235..624a6f6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ RUN apk update && apk add \
         uwsgi-python3 \
 	git \
 	python3 \
-	python3-dev
+	python3-dev \
+	gettext
 
 # COPY requirements.txt and RUN pip install BEFORE adding the rest of your
 # code, this will cause Docker's caching mechanism to prevent re-installing
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index 620ae56..48cc715 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from os import path
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     env_path = path.join(path.dirname(path.realpath(__file__)), '.env')
     if not os.path.exists(env_path) and len(sys.argv) >= 2 and len(sys.argv) <= 3 \
-        and sys.argv[1] == 'collectstatic':
+        and (sys.argv[1] == 'collectstatic' or sys.argv[1] == 'compilemessages'):
             os.environ['POSTGRES_DB'] = ''
             os.environ['POSTGRES_HOST'] = ''
             os.environ['POSTGRES_USER'] = ''