diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81e5462..19c742c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ docker_up:
 	docker-compose -f wordpress.yml up
 
 generate_pot:
-	wp i18n make-pot kit kit/languages/kit.pot
-	msgfmt -o kit/languages/de_DE.mo kit/languages/de_DE.po
+	wp i18n make-pot kit kit/languages/kit.pot # generate source file
+	msgmerge -N kit/languages/de_DE.po kit/languages/kit.pot > kit/languages/de_DE.po # update translated language file
+	msgfmt -o kit/languages/de_DE.mo kit/languages/de_DE.po # generate mo file
diff --git a/kit/languages/de_DE.po b/kit/languages/de_DE.po
index a2b337b..0c4cbf3 100644
--- a/kit/languages/de_DE.po
+++ b/kit/languages/de_DE.po
@@ -1,41 +1,23 @@
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: \n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
-"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-04-27T18:45:54+00:00\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
-"X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.2.0\n"
-"X-Domain: kit\n"
-
-#: search.php:12
-#: search.php:31
+#: searchpage.php:14 searchpage.php:31 search.php:12 search.php:31
 msgid "Search"
-msgstr "Suchen"
+msgstr ""
 
-#: search.php:26
+#: searchpage.php:26 search.php:26
 msgid "Search for"
-msgstr "Suchen nach"
+msgstr ""
 
 #: search.php:49
 msgid "Showing results from"
-msgstr "Anzeige der Ergebnisse"
+msgstr ""
 
-#: search.php:56
-#: search.php:83
+#: search.php:56 search.php:83
 msgid "< Previous"
-msgstr "< Zurück"
+msgstr ""
 
-#: search.php:57
-#: search.php:84
+#: search.php:57 search.php:84
 msgid "Next >"
-msgstr "Nächste >"
+msgstr ""
 
-#: search.php:59
-#: search.php:86
+#: search.php:59 search.php:86
 msgid "Page "
-msgstr "Seite "
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/kit/languages/kit.pot b/kit/languages/kit.pot
index ae4c898..43d1a98 100644
--- a/kit/languages/kit.pot
+++ b/kit/languages/kit.pot
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-04-27T18:45:54+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-03T15:00:54+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.2.0\n"
 "X-Domain: kit\n"
 
+#: searchpage.php:14
+#: searchpage.php:31
 #: search.php:12
 #: search.php:31
 msgid "Search"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: searchpage.php:26
 #: search.php:26
 msgid "Search for"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/kit/searchpage.php b/kit/searchpage.php
index a8d593d..e287984 100644
--- a/kit/searchpage.php
+++ b/kit/searchpage.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ get_header();
     <div class="content-wrap">
 
         <div class="headline-element" id="c145">
-          <h2><?php _e('Search'); ?></h2>
+          <h2><?php _e('Search', 'kit'); ?></h2>
         </div>
 
         <div id="c139" class="frame frame-default frame-type-list frame-layout-0">
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ get_header();
           </div>
         		<fieldset>
         			<div class="tx-indexedsearch-form">
-        				<label for="tx-indexedsearch-searchbox-sword"><?php _e('Search for:'); ?></label>
+        				<label for="tx-indexedsearch-searchbox-sword"><?php _e('Search for', 'kit'); ?>:</label>
         				<input class="tx-indexedsearch-searchbox-sword" type="text" name="s" value="" />
         			</div>
         			<div class="tx-indexedsearch-search-submit">
         				<button type="submit" class="tx-indexedsearch-searchbox-button" />
-                  <span><?php _e('Search'); ?></span>
+                  <span><?php _e('Search', 'kit'); ?></span>
                 </button>
         			</div>
         		</fieldset>