diff --git a/compile-messages.sh b/compile-messages.sh
index 8dddd6e3..f3f2eb3a 100755
--- a/compile-messages.sh
+++ b/compile-messages.sh
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ else
         $PYBABEL compile -D $domain -d $TRANSDIR
     done
 fi
+touch ./.pybabel-stamp
diff --git a/site-updater.sh b/site-updater.sh
index b47aec58..901ad896 100755
--- a/site-updater.sh
+++ b/site-updater.sh
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ if grep "^mtn: updating 'i2p2www/.*\.py\|^mtn: updating 'i2p2www/.*/.*\.py" "$TM
   echo "Python files changed, restarting server"
   touch $TOUCHFILE
 fi
+
+[ -f ./.pybabel-stamp ] || ./compile-messages.sh