diff --git a/tasks/build/verify_translations.js b/tasks/build/verify_translations.js
index d739b134f6e9d0..fa991c065e2819 100644
--- a/tasks/build/verify_translations.js
+++ b/tasks/build/verify_translations.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import * as i18nVerify from '../utils/i18n_verify_keys';
 export default function (grunt) {
   grunt.registerTask('_build:verifyTranslations', function () {
     const done = this.async();
-    const parsePaths = [fromRoot('/src/ui/views/*.jade'), fromRoot('/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/*.html')];
 
     const serverConfig = {
       env: 'production',
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ export default function (grunt) {
 
     const kbnServer = new KbnServer(serverConfig);
     kbnServer.ready()
-    .then(() => verifyTranslations(kbnServer.uiI18n, parsePaths))
+    .then(() => verifyTranslations(kbnServer.uiI18n))
     .then(() => kbnServer.close())
     .then(done)
     .catch((err) => {
@@ -45,12 +44,30 @@ export default function (grunt) {
   });
 }
 
-function verifyTranslations(uiI18nObj, parsePaths)
+function verifyTranslations(uiI18nObj)
 {
-  return uiI18nObj.getAllTranslations()
-  .then(function (translations) {
-    return i18nVerify.getTranslationKeys(parsePaths)
-    .then(function (translationKeys) {
+  const translationPatterns = [
+    { regEx: 'translate=\"([^\"]+)\"',
+      parsePaths: [fromRoot('/src/core_plugins/kibana/*.html')] },
+    { regEx: 'i18n\\(\'(.*)\'\\)',
+      parsePaths: [fromRoot('/src/ui/views/*.jade')] }
+  ];
+  const translationKeys = [];
+
+  const keyPromises = _.map(translationPatterns, (pattern) => {
+    return i18nVerify.getTranslationKeys(pattern.regEx, pattern.parsePaths)
+    .then(function (keys) {
+      const arrayLength = keys.length;
+      for (let i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++) {
+        translationKeys.push(keys[i]);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  return Promise.all(keyPromises)
+  .then(function () {
+    return uiI18nObj.getAllTranslations()
+    .then(function (translations) {
       const keysNotTranslatedPerLocale = i18nVerify.getNonTranslatedKeys(translationKeys, translations);
       if (!_.isEmpty(keysNotTranslatedPerLocale)) {
         const str  = JSON.stringify(keysNotTranslatedPerLocale);
diff --git a/tasks/utils/i18n_verify_keys.js b/tasks/utils/i18n_verify_keys.js
index 86312dae349f88..d6760289a9b555 100644
--- a/tasks/utils/i18n_verify_keys.js
+++ b/tasks/utils/i18n_verify_keys.js
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ const globProm = Promise.promisify(glob);
 
 /**
  * Return all the translation keys found for the file pattern
+ * @param {String} translationPattern - regEx pattern for translations
  * @param {Array<String>} filesPatterns - List of file patterns to be checkd for translation keys
- * @param {Array<String>} translations - List of translations keys
  * @return {Promise} - A Promise object which will return a String Array of the translation keys
  * not translated then the Object will contain all non translated translation keys with value of file the key is from
  */
-export function getTranslationKeys(filesPatterns) {
+export function getTranslationKeys(translationPattern, filesPatterns) {
   return getFilesToVerify(filesPatterns)
   .then(function (filesToVerify) {
-    return getKeys(filesToVerify);
+    return getKeys(translationPattern, filesToVerify);
   });
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function getFilesToVerify(verifyFilesPatterns) {
 
   return Promise.map(verifyFilesPatterns, (verifyFilesPattern) => {
     const baseSearchDir = path.dirname(verifyFilesPattern);
-    const pattern = path.basename(verifyFilesPattern);
+    const pattern = path.join('**', path.basename(verifyFilesPattern));
     return globProm(pattern, { cwd: baseSearchDir, matchBase: true })
     .then(function (files) {
       for (const file of files) {
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ function getFilesToVerify(verifyFilesPatterns) {
   });
 }
 
-function getKeys(filesToVerify) {
+function getKeys(translationPattern, filesToVerify) {
   const translationKeys = [];
-  const translationPattern = 'i18n\\(\'(.*)\'\\)|translate="(.*)"';
   const translationRegEx = new RegExp(translationPattern, 'g');
 
   const filePromises = _.map(filesToVerify, (file) => {