diff --git a/modules/translation/application/clicommands/CompileCommand.php b/modules/translation/application/clicommands/CompileCommand.php
index 036769175..e13b8b9f5 100644
--- a/modules/translation/application/clicommands/CompileCommand.php
+++ b/modules/translation/application/clicommands/CompileCommand.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CompileCommand extends TranslationCommand
     {
         $locale = $this->validateLocaleCode($this->params->shift());
 
-        $helper = new GettextTranslationHelper($this->app, $locale);
+        $helper = $this->getTranslationHelper($locale);
         $helper->compileIcingaTranslation();
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class CompileCommand extends TranslationCommand
         $module = $this->validateModuleName($this->params->shift());
         $locale = $this->validateLocaleCode($this->params->shift());
 
-        $helper = new GettextTranslationHelper($this->app, $locale);
+        $helper = $this->getTranslationHelper($locale);
         $helper->compileModuleTranslation($module);
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/translation/application/clicommands/RefreshCommand.php b/modules/translation/application/clicommands/RefreshCommand.php
index 67cbf0296..7320b9651 100644
--- a/modules/translation/application/clicommands/RefreshCommand.php
+++ b/modules/translation/application/clicommands/RefreshCommand.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RefreshCommand extends TranslationCommand
     {
         $locale = $this->validateLocaleCode($this->params->shift());
 
-        $helper = new GettextTranslationHelper($this->app, $locale);
+        $helper = $this->getTranslationHelper($locale);
         $helper->updateIcingaTranslations();
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class RefreshCommand extends TranslationCommand
         $module = $this->validateModuleName($this->params->shift());
         $locale = $this->validateLocaleCode($this->params->shift());
 
-        $helper = new GettextTranslationHelper($this->app, $locale);
+        $helper = $this->getTranslationHelper($locale);
         $helper->updateModuleTranslations($module);
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/translation/library/Translation/Cli/TranslationCommand.php b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Cli/TranslationCommand.php
index e11d03d29..48f7d6ed2 100644
--- a/modules/translation/library/Translation/Cli/TranslationCommand.php
+++ b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Cli/TranslationCommand.php
@@ -6,12 +6,27 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Translation\Cli;
 use Exception;
 use Icinga\Cli\Command;
 use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
+use Icinga\Module\Translation\Util\GettextTranslationHelper;
 
 /**
  * Base class for translation commands
  */
 class TranslationCommand extends Command
 {
+    /**
+     * Get the gettext translation helper
+     *
+     * @param   string $locale
+     *
+     * @return  GettextTranslationHelper
+     */
+    public function getTranslationHelper($locale)
+    {
+        $helper = new GettextTranslationHelper($this->app, $locale);
+        $helper->setConfig($this->Config());
+        return $helper;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check whether the given locale code is valid
      *
@@ -46,7 +61,7 @@ class TranslationCommand extends Command
     {
         $enabledModules = $this->app->getModuleManager()->listEnabledModules();
 
-        if (!in_array($name, $enabledModules)) {
+        if (! in_array($name, $enabledModules)) {
             throw new IcingaException(
                 'Module with name \'%s\' not found or is not enabled',
                 $name
diff --git a/modules/translation/library/Translation/Util/GettextTranslationHelper.php b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Util/GettextTranslationHelper.php
index cbeaa2d6b..53f9aff17 100644
--- a/modules/translation/library/Translation/Util/GettextTranslationHelper.php
+++ b/modules/translation/library/Translation/Util/GettextTranslationHelper.php
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 namespace Icinga\Module\Translation\Util;
 
 use Exception;
+use Icinga\Application\ApplicationBootstrap;
+use Icinga\Application\Config;
+use Icinga\Application\Modules\Manager;
 use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
 use Icinga\Util\File;
-use Icinga\Application\Modules\Manager;
-use Icinga\Application\ApplicationBootstrap;
 
 /**
  * This class provides some useful utility functions to handle gettext translations
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ class GettextTranslationHelper
      */
     const FILE_ENCODING = 'UTF-8';
 
+    /**
+     * Config
+     *
+     * @var Config
+     */
+    protected $config;
+
     /**
      * The source files to parse
      *
@@ -105,6 +113,29 @@ class GettextTranslationHelper
         $this->locale = $locale;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the config
+     *
+     * @return Config
+     */
+    public function getConfig()
+    {
+        return $this->config;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the config
+     *
+     * @param   Config $config
+     *
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function setConfig(Config $config)
+    {
+        $this->config = $config;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Update the translation table for the main application
      */