diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py b/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py
index f015f26b38..95049e8c9d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                   "polluting the source code"))
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        cmd = ('python setup.py extract_messages -F babel-{domain}.cfg '
+        cmd = ('python setup.py {quiet} extract_messages '
+               '-F babel-{domain}.cfg '
                '-o {module}/locale/{domain}.pot')
         distribution = Distribution()
         distribution.parse_config_files(distribution.find_config_files())
 
+        quiet = '-q' if int(options['verbosity']) == 0 else ''
         if options['check_only']:
             cmd += " ; rm {module}/locale/{domain}.pot"
 
@@ -53,5 +55,5 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     with open(potfile, 'wb') as f:
                         f.write(b'')
 
-                call(cmd.format(module=module, domain=domain, potfile=potfile),
-                     shell=True)
+                call(cmd.format(module=module, domain=domain, potfile=potfile,
+                                quiet=quiet), shell=True)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3b30f3cd5f..20421747e8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ commands = bash {toxinidir}/tools/unit_tests.sh {envpython} {toxinidir} {posargs
 [testenv:pep8]
 usedevelop = True
 commands =
-  {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py extract_messages --check-only
+  {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py extract_messages --verbosity 0 --check-only
   flake8
 
 [testenv:cover]