diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 7cc95fc3f..771e13a50 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function configure_designate {
 function configure_designatedashboard {
     # Compile message catalogs
     if [ -d ${DESIGNATEDASHBOARD_DIR}/designatedashboard/locale ]; then
-        (cd ${DESIGNATEDASHBOARD_DIR}/designatedashboard; DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=openstack_dashboard.settings ../manage.py compilemessages)
+        (cd ${DESIGNATEDASHBOARD_DIR}/designatedashboard; DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=openstack_dashboard.settings $PYTHON ../manage.py compilemessages)
     fi
 }