diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 14dd73c0e9f9fc800a82e1b84ee44aa16ea5b68f..28873cdd0c6383fdb1d5d34a8b3a8741b220b879 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ init-langs:
   script:
     - make init-langs
 
+update-messages:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - make init-langs
+    - make update-messages
+
 test-build:
   stage: test
   script:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb4cd915ac2552b40e68eeb66dd30a1654033577..87f23c7cb67e5c8b6461439dd24f196451b6e640 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ lint: prepare_template
 
 init-langs: prepare_template
 	make -C reforis-example-plugin init-langs
+
+update-messages: prepare_template
+	make -C reforis-example-plugin update-messages
diff --git a/reforis-{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_kebab}}/Makefile b/reforis-{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_kebab}}/Makefile
index c376d045a3f6e9cd9c0f1621deb449d20d693c29..932ae67556c9261c1b59eff2022456e36d813fb1 100644
--- a/reforis-{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_kebab}}/Makefile
+++ b/reforis-{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_kebab}}/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ init-langs: create-messages
 		-d reforis_{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_snake}}/translations/ -l $$lang \
 	; done
 update-messages:
-	$(VENV_BIN)/pybabel update -i ./reforis_{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_snake}}/translations/messages.pot -d ./reforis/translations
+	$(VENV_BIN)/pybabel update -i ./reforis_{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_snake}}/translations/messages.pot -d ./reforis_{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_snake}}/translations
 compile-messages:
 	$(VENV_BIN)/pybabel compile -f -d ./reforis_{{cookiecutter.plugin_name_snake}}/translations