diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4d74d84a38..4ffe5289c3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ commands = {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py {posargs}
 [testenv:runserver]
 basepython = python3
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
-commands = {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py runserver {posargs}
+commands =
+    {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py compilemessages
+    {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py collectstatic -c --noinput
+    {envpython} {toxinidir}/manage.py runserver {posargs}
 
 [testenv:bandit]
 basepython = python3