diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 654567f7f5..e29d0ae205 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ TIME_ZONE = ENV_TOKENS.get('TIME_ZONE', TIME_ZONE)
 
 # Translation overrides
 LANGUAGES = ENV_TOKENS.get('LANGUAGES', LANGUAGES)
+LANGUAGE_DICT = dict(LANGUAGES)
 LANGUAGE_CODE = ENV_TOKENS.get('LANGUAGE_CODE', LANGUAGE_CODE)
 USE_I18N = ENV_TOKENS.get('USE_I18N', USE_I18N)
 
diff --git a/lms/startup.py b/lms/startup.py
index e43e9fddba..8487c52186 100644
--- a/lms/startup.py
+++ b/lms/startup.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def enable_theme():
         (u'themes/{}'.format(settings.THEME_NAME), theme_root / 'static')
     )
 
+    # Include theme locale path for django translations lookup
+    settings.LOCALE_PATHS = (theme_root / 'conf/locale',) + settings.LOCALE_PATHS
+
 
 def enable_microsites():
     """