diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28dedc2..9bac65d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ superuser: ## Create an admin superuser with password "admin"
 .PHONY: superuser
 
 back-i18n-compile: ## compile the gettext files
-	@$(MANAGE) compilemessages --ignore="venv/**/*"
+	@$(MANAGE) compilemessages --ignore=".venv/**/*"
 .PHONY: back-i18n-compile
 
 back-i18n-generate: ## create the .pot files used for i18n