diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index 0cd045cb60..8dba754cc8 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ urlpatterns += patterns(
 
 js_info_dict = {
     'domain': 'djangojs',
-    # No packages needed, we get LOCALE_PATHS anyway.
-    'packages': (),
+    # We need to explicitly include external Django apps that are not in LOCALE_PATHS.
+    'packages': ('openassessment',),
 }
 
 urlpatterns += patterns('',
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 72e34e002b..cb4af372c7 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ urlpatterns += (
 
 js_info_dict = {
     'domain': 'djangojs',
-    # No packages needed, we get LOCALE_PATHS anyway.
-    'packages': (),
+    # We need to explicitly include external Django apps that are not in LOCALE_PATHS.
+    'packages': ('openassessment',),
 }
 
 urlpatterns += (