diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2b4a6cc..6eec875 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ class configure(Command):
                 item_in.close()
                 shutil.copymode(original_name, final_name)
 
+        trans = compile_translations(self.distribution)
+        trans.run()
+
 class clear_generated(Command):
     description = 'clears out files generated by configure'
 
@@ -600,7 +603,8 @@ try:
         data.append((wpath.pmutils, ['other/55wicd']))
     print 'Using pid path', os.path.basename(wpath.pidfile)
     print 'Language support for',
-    for language in os.listdir('translations/'):
+    for pofile in glob('po/*.po'):
+        language = pofile.replace('po/', '').replace('.po', '')
         print language,
         data.append((wpath.translations + language + '/LC_MESSAGES/',
                     ['translations/' + language + '/LC_MESSAGES/wicd.mo']))