diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 500e390b8c..d973091c9d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ COPY superset /app/superset
 COPY setup.py MANIFEST.in README.md /app/
 RUN cd /app \
         && chown -R superset:superset * \
-        && pip install -e .
+        && pip install -e . \
+        && flask fab babel-compile --target superset/translations
 
 COPY ./docker/run-server.sh /usr/bin/