diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5ab4e13..74fda60 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ py311:
   image: python:3.11-alpine
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache libmagic
-    - apk add --no-cache git  # Useful for django-haystack, remove when the newer versions are in PyPI
+    - apk add --no-cache gettext git  # Useful for django-haystack, remove when the newer versions are in PyPI
     - pip install tox --no-cache-dir
   script: tox -e py311
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ py312:
   image: python:3.12-alpine
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache libmagic
-    - apk add --no-cache git  # Useful for django-haystack, remove when the newer versions are in PyPI
+    - apk add --no-cache gettext git  # Useful for django-haystack, remove when the newer versions are in PyPI
     - pip install tox --no-cache-dir
   script: tox -e py312
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 946bc23..01c220e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ deps =
     requests~=2.31.0
 
 commands =
+    python manage.py compilemessages
     coverage run --source=api,draw,logs,participation,registration,tfjm ./manage.py test api/ draw/ logs/ participation/ registration/ tfjm/
     coverage report -m