diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a25fe88cb16..e3c5d1d6208 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ nvm. See https://github.com/creationix/nvm for more info.
 | npm run start:disco    |  Starts the express server (prod mode disco pane)   |
 | npm run start:search   |  Starts the express server (prod mode search)       |
 | npm run build          |  Builds the libs (all apps)                         |
-| npm run build-l10n     |  Builds the libs + extracts translations            |
+| npm run extract-locales|  Builds the libs + extracts translations            |
 | npm run build:disco    |  Builds the libs (discovery pane)                   |
 | npm run build:search   |  Builds the libs (search)                           |
 | npm run dev:search     |  Starts the dev server (search app)                 |
diff --git a/bin/extract-locales b/bin/extract-locales
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f45496d16e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/extract-locales
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+npm run extract-locales
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 645b37c8dd5..7b498a948fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "better-npm-run build",
-    "build-l10n": "better-npm-run build-l10n",
+    "extract-locales": "better-npm-run extract-locales",
     "build:disco": "better-npm-run build:disco",
     "build:search": "better-npm-run build:search",
     "clean": "rimraf './dist/*+(css|js|map|json)' './webpack-assets.json'",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         "NODE_APP_INSTANCE": "search"
       }
     },
-    "build-l10n": {
+    "extract-locales": {
       "command": "webpack --verbose --display-error-details --progress --colors --config webpack.l10n.config.babel.js",
       "env": {
         "NODE_PATH": "./:./src",