diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d41b47ab7..4e96a5bbf 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -105,4 +105,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             test_step.dependOn(&test_run.step);
         }
     }
+
+    // update-translations does what it sounds like and updates the "pot"
+    // files. These should be committed to the repo.
+    {
+        const step = b.step("update-translations", "Update translation files");
+        step.dependOn(i18n.update_step);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/i18n.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/i18n.zig
index 4417796a7..630d150a6 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/i18n.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/i18n.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const global = &@import("../../global.zig").state;
 const build_config = @import("../../build_config.zig");
 
-const log = std.log.scoped(.i18n);
+const log = std.log.scoped(.gtk_i18n);
 
 pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
     const resources_dir = global.resources_dir orelse {
diff --git a/src/build/GhosttyI18n.zig b/src/build/GhosttyI18n.zig
index db48c12dc..5ca564268 100644
--- a/src/build/GhosttyI18n.zig
+++ b/src/build/GhosttyI18n.zig
@@ -13,28 +13,33 @@ const locales = [_][]const u8{
 owner: *std.Build,
 steps: []*std.Build.Step,
 
+/// This step updates the translation files on disk that should be
+/// committed to the repo.
+update_step: *std.Build.Step,
+
 pub fn init(b: *std.Build, cfg: *const Config) !GhosttyI18n {
     var steps = std.ArrayList(*std.Build.Step).init(b.allocator);
-    errdefer steps.deinit();
-
-    try addUpdateStep(b);
+    defer steps.deinit();
 
     if (cfg.app_runtime == .gtk) {
         // Output the .mo files used by the GTK apprt
         inline for (locales) |locale| {
             const msgfmt = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ "msgfmt", "-o", "-" });
-
             msgfmt.addFileArg(b.path("po/" ++ locale ++ ".po"));
 
             try steps.append(&b.addInstallFile(
                 msgfmt.captureStdOut(),
-                std.fmt.comptimePrint("share/locale/{s}/LC_MESSAGES/{s}.mo", .{ locale, domain }),
+                std.fmt.comptimePrint(
+                    "share/locale/{s}/LC_MESSAGES/{s}.mo",
+                    .{ locale, domain },
+                ),
             ).step);
         }
     }
 
     return .{
         .owner = b,
+        .update_step = try createUpdateStep(b),
         .steps = try steps.toOwnedSlice(),
     };
 }
@@ -43,9 +48,7 @@ pub fn install(self: *const GhosttyI18n) void {
     for (self.steps) |step| self.owner.getInstallStep().dependOn(step);
 }
 
-fn addUpdateStep(b: *std.Build) !void {
-    const pot_step = b.step("update-translations", "Update translation files");
-
+fn createUpdateStep(b: *std.Build) !*std.Build.Step {
     const xgettext = b.addSystemCommand(&.{
         "xgettext",
         "--language=C", // Silence the "unknown extension" errors
@@ -60,43 +63,56 @@ fn addUpdateStep(b: *std.Build) !void {
         "-",
     });
 
+    // Not cacheable due to the gresource files
+    xgettext.has_side_effects = true;
+
     inline for (gresource.blueprint_files) |blp| {
         // We avoid using addFileArg here since the full, absolute file path
         // would be added to the file as its location, which differs for
         // everyone's checkout of the repository.
         // This comes at a cost of losing per-file caching, of course.
-        xgettext.addArg(std.fmt.comptimePrint("src/apprt/gtk/ui/{[major]}.{[minor]}/{[name]s}.blp", blp));
+        xgettext.addArg(std.fmt.comptimePrint(
+            "src/apprt/gtk/ui/{[major]}.{[minor]}/{[name]s}.blp",
+            blp,
+        ));
     }
 
-    var gtk_files = try b.build_root.handle.openDir("src/apprt/gtk", .{ .iterate = true });
-    defer gtk_files.close();
+    {
+        var gtk_files = try b.build_root.handle.openDir(
+            "src/apprt/gtk",
+            .{ .iterate = true },
+        );
+        defer gtk_files.close();
 
-    var walk = try gtk_files.walk(b.allocator);
-    defer walk.deinit();
+        var walk = try gtk_files.walk(b.allocator);
+        defer walk.deinit();
+        while (try walk.next()) |src| {
+            switch (src.kind) {
+                .file => if (!std.mem.endsWith(
+                    u8,
+                    src.basename,
+                    ".zig",
+                )) continue,
 
-    while (try walk.next()) |src| {
-        switch (src.kind) {
-            .file => if (!std.mem.endsWith(u8, src.basename, ".zig")) continue,
-            else => continue,
+                else => continue,
+            }
+
+            xgettext.addArg((b.pathJoin(&.{ "src/apprt/gtk", src.path })));
         }
-        xgettext.addArg((b.pathJoin(&.{ "src/apprt/gtk", src.path })));
     }
 
-    // Don't make Zig cache it
-    xgettext.has_side_effects = true;
-
-    const new_pot = xgettext.captureStdOut();
-
     const wf = b.addWriteFiles();
-    wf.addCopyFileToSource(new_pot, "po/" ++ domain ++ ".pot");
+    wf.addCopyFileToSource(
+        xgettext.captureStdOut(),
+        "po/" ++ domain ++ ".pot",
+    );
 
     inline for (locales) |locale| {
         const msgmerge = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ "msgmerge", "-q" });
         msgmerge.addFileArg(b.path("po/" ++ locale ++ ".po"));
         msgmerge.addFileArg(xgettext.captureStdOut());
-
         wf.addCopyFileToSource(msgmerge.captureStdOut(), "po/" ++ locale ++ ".po");
     }
 
-    pot_step.dependOn(&wf.step);
+    return &wf.step;
 }