diff --git a/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml b/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml
index 9d68c4c1b23..8155b675aaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superset-translations.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         if: steps.check.outputs.python
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-backend/
+
+      - name: Install msgcat
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gettext
+
       - name: Test babel extraction
         if: steps.check.outputs.python
         run: ./scripts/translations/babel_update.sh