diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index bdf557f..1ccd1af 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ function install_trove_dashboard {
 
 function configure_trove_dashboard {
     cp -a ${TROVE_DASHBOARD_DIR}/trove_dashboard/enabled/* ${DEST}/horizon/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/
+    # NOTE: If locale directory does not exist, compilemessages will fail,
+    # so check for an existence of locale directory is required.
+    if [ -d trove_dashboard/locale ]; then
+        (cd trove_dashboard; DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=openstack_dashboard.settings ../manage.py compilemessages)
+    fi
 }
 
 # check for service enabled