diff --git a/init-po-files b/init-po-files
index e22e7d7..164da99 100755
--- a/init-po-files
+++ b/init-po-files
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
     pot="$2"
 else
     messages="trunk-kf5/$lcode/messages"
-    pot="trunk-kf5/templates"
+    pot="trunk-kf5/templates/messages"
 fi
 
 wdir="`pwd`"