diff --git a/apps/desktopgui/bundle-messages.sh b/apps/desktopgui/bundle-messages.sh
index acd52a3533..29713209ea 100644
--- a/apps/desktopgui/bundle-messages.sh
+++ b/apps/desktopgui/bundle-messages.sh
@@ -95,15 +95,19 @@ do
 		touch $i
 	fi
 
-	echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
+    if [ "$LG" != "en" ]
+    then
+        # only generate for non-source language
+        echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
 
-	# convert to class files in build
-	msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d build $i
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-	then
-		echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
-		break
-	fi
+        # convert to class files in build
+        msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d build $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        then
+            echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
+            break
+        fi
+    fi
 done
 rm -f $TMPFILE
 # todo: return failure
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/bundle-messages.sh b/apps/i2psnark/java/bundle-messages.sh
index d5d116ac31..2a6a82470c 100755
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/bundle-messages.sh
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/bundle-messages.sh
@@ -86,15 +86,19 @@ do
 		touch $i
 	fi
 
-	echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
+    if [ "$LG" != "en" ]
+    then
+        # only generate for non-source language
+        echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
 
-	# convert to class files in build/obj
-	msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d build/obj $i
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-	then
-		echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
-		break
-	fi
+        # convert to class files in build/obj
+        msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d build/obj $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        then
+            echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
+            break
+        fi
+    fi
 done
 rm -f $TMPFILE
 # todo: return failure
diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/bundle-messages.sh b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/bundle-messages.sh
index 6b3f09dbd6..2ee9eba7b6 100755
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/bundle-messages.sh
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/bundle-messages.sh
@@ -88,15 +88,19 @@ do
 		touch $i
 	fi
 
-	echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
+    if [ "$LG" != "en" ]
+    then
+        # only generate for non-source language
+        echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
 
-	# convert to class files in build/obj
-	msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d ../jsp/WEB-INF/classes $i
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-	then
-		echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
-		break
-	fi
+        # convert to class files in build/obj
+        msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d ../jsp/WEB-INF/classes $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        then
+            echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
+            break
+        fi
+    fi
 done
 rm -f $TMPFILE
 # todo: return failure
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/bundle-messages.sh b/apps/routerconsole/java/bundle-messages.sh
index c7ceed5d50..7bc06577c6 100755
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/bundle-messages.sh
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/bundle-messages.sh
@@ -122,15 +122,19 @@ do
 		touch $i
 	fi
 
-	echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
+    if [ "$LG" != "en" ]
+    then
+        # only generate for non-source language
+        echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
 
-	# convert to class files in build/obj
-	msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d build/obj $i
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-	then
-		echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
-		break
-	fi
+        # convert to class files in build/obj
+        msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d build/obj $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        then
+            echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
+            break
+        fi
+    fi
 done
 rm -f $TMPFILE
 # todo: return failure
diff --git a/apps/susidns/src/bundle-messages.sh b/apps/susidns/src/bundle-messages.sh
index 3d0aa9d379..1e6d7db19f 100755
--- a/apps/susidns/src/bundle-messages.sh
+++ b/apps/susidns/src/bundle-messages.sh
@@ -88,15 +88,19 @@ do
 		touch $i
 	fi
 
-	echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
+    if [ "$LG" != "en" ]
+    then
+        # only generate for non-source language
+        echo "Generating ${CLASS}_$LG ResourceBundle..."
 
-	# convert to class files in build/obj
-	msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d WEB-INF/classes $i
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-	then
-		echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
-		break
-	fi
+        # convert to class files in build/obj
+        msgfmt --java --statistics -r $CLASS -l $LG -d WEB-INF/classes $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+        then
+            echo 'Warning - msgfmt failed, not updating translations'
+            break
+        fi
+    fi
 done
 rm -f $TMPFILE
 # todo: return failure
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index f2413e0901..d95ad37652 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
         <copy file="apps/addressbook/dist/addressbook.war" todir="build/" />
     </target>
     <!-- the apps need to compile the jsps to poupdate -->
-    <target name="poupdate" depends="buildRouter, buildStreaming, buildSystray, buildJetty" >
+    <target name="poupdate" depends="buildRouter, buildStreaming, buildSystray, buildJetty, buildDesktopGui" >
         <ant dir="apps/routerconsole/java/" target="poupdate" />
         <ant dir="apps/i2psnark/java/" target="poupdate" />
         <ant dir="apps/i2ptunnel/java/" target="poupdate" />