diff --git a/compile-messages.sh b/compile-messages.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile-messages.sh
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+source ./translation.vars
+
+TZ=UTC env/bin/pybabel compile -d $TRANSDIR
diff --git a/init-new-po.sh b/init-new-po.sh
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+++ b/init-new-po.sh
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+source ./translation.vars
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]
+then
+    TZ=UTC env/bin/pybabel init -i $POTFILE -d $TRANSDIR -l $1
+else
+    echo "Usage: ./init-new-po.sh lang"
+fi