diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8b622d9..c047a67e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ compilemessages:
 	umap compilemessages
 	umap generate_js_locale
 messages:
-	umap makemessages -l en --ignore node_modules --ignore umap_project.egg-info --ignore __pycache__ --ignore umap/tests
+	cd umap && umap makemessages -l en
 	node node_modules/leaflet-i18n/bin/i18n.js --dir_path=umap/static/umap/js/ --dir_path=umap/static/umap/vendors/measurable/ --locale_dir_path=umap/static/umap/locale/ --locale_codes=en --mode=json --clean --default_values
 vendors:
 	mkdir -p umap/static/umap/vendors/leaflet/ && cp -r node_modules/leaflet/dist/** umap/static/umap/vendors/leaflet/