diff --git a/src/natcap/invest/internationalization/README.md b/src/natcap/invest/internationalization/README.md
index 2594b400a..89182d5cc 100644
--- a/src/natcap/invest/internationalization/README.md
+++ b/src/natcap/invest/internationalization/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ When we are ready to get a new batch of translations, here is the process.
 
 1. Run the following from the root invest directory, replacing `<LANG>` with the language code:
 ```
-pybabel extract \  # extract messages from source code and write to template
+pybabel extract \
    --no-wrap \
    --project InVEST \
    --version 3.10 \
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ git commit -m "update <LANG> message catalog with new translations"
 
 ```
 mkdir -p src/natcap/invest/internationalization/locales/<LANG>/LC_MESSAGES/  # create the expected directory structure
-pybabel init --input-file src/natcap/invest/internationalization/messages.pot --output-file src/natcap/invest/internationalization/locales/<LANG>/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po  # initialize the message catalog from the template
+pybabel init --input-file src/natcap/invest/internationalization/messages.pot --output-file src/natcap/invest/internationalization/locales/<LANG>/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po --locale <LANG> # initialize the message catalog from the template
 ```
 Then follow the "Process to update translations" instructions above, starting from step 2.
 
diff --git a/src/natcap/invest/ui_server.py b/src/natcap/invest/ui_server.py
index 12da86aac..8ce35f715 100644
--- a/src/natcap/invest/ui_server.py
+++ b/src/natcap/invest/ui_server.py
@@ -75,11 +75,10 @@ def get_invest_getspec():
     Returns:
         A JSON string.
     """
-    # this will be the model key name, not language specific
-    target_model = request.get_json()
-    target_module = MODEL_METADATA[target_model].pyname
     install_language(request.args.get('language', 'en'))
     importlib.reload(natcap.invest)
+    target_model = request.get_json()
+    target_module = MODEL_METADATA[target_model].pyname
     model_module = importlib.import_module(name=target_module)
     return spec_utils.serialize_args_spec(model_module.ARGS_SPEC)
 
diff --git a/src/natcap/invest/validation.py b/src/natcap/invest/validation.py
index d1ca954ae..04ec3dc5b 100644
--- a/src/natcap/invest/validation.py
+++ b/src/natcap/invest/validation.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import numpy
 from . import utils
 from . import spec_utils
 
+
 #: A flag to pass to the validation context manager indicating that all keys
 #: should be checked.
 CHECK_ALL_KEYS = None
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index eed612470..a0da47913 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ class CLIHeadlessTests(unittest.TestCase):
                     new_parameter_set_path,
                 ])
         validation_output = stdout_stream.getvalue()
-        print(repr(validation_output))
         # it's expected that these paths aren't found because it's looking in
         # the temporary test directory. do_batch is False so it doesn't check
         # the population_csv_dir path, which also wouldn't exist.