diff --git a/.github/workflows/translation.yml b/.github/workflows/translation.yml
index db135bc3854..c05ad88cabf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translation.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compiling .mo files
         run: |
           set -x
-          pybabel compile -d ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app
+          for x in ${{ github.workspace }}/psychopy/app/locale/*/*/*.po ;\
+            do pybabel compile -i $x -o "$x".mo; \
+          done
 
       - name: Stage all changes
         id: staging