diff --git a/tasks/compile-translations-po-to-json.js b/tasks/compile-translations-po-to-json.js
index f307b2e4d9..2a0b87a1ca 100644
--- a/tasks/compile-translations-po-to-json.js
+++ b/tasks/compile-translations-po-to-json.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var execSync = require('child_process').execSync;
 var _ = require('lodash');
+var {getModuleDir} = require('./get-module-directory');
 
 function isDirectory(path) {
     try {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ function compileTranslationsPoToJson(grunt) {
             return;
         }
 
-        var po2json = path.join(clientCoreRoot, 'node_modules/gettext.js/bin/po2json');
+        var po2json = `${getModuleDir('gettext.js')}/bin/po2json`;
         var poFile = `${translationsPoDir}/${filename}`;
         var jsonFile = `${translationsJsonDir}/${filename.replace('.po', '.json')}`;
 
diff --git a/tasks/get-module-directory.js b/tasks/get-module-directory.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4097fe3c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/get-module-directory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var path = require('path');
+
+function getModuleDir(moduleName) {
+    return path.join(require.resolve(moduleName + '/package.json'), '../');
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    getModuleDir: getModuleDir,
+};
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 634ddcd826..412d0d3d05 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 var webpack = require('webpack');
 var lodash = require('lodash');
 const ExtractTextPlugin = require('extract-text-webpack-plugin');
+var {getModuleDir} = require('./tasks/get-module-directory');
 
 function countOccurences(_string, substring) {
     return _string.split(substring).length - 1;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function makeConfig(grunt) {
     // include only 'superdesk-core' and valid modules inside node_modules
     let validModules = ['superdesk-core'].concat(apps);
 
-    const jQueryModule = `${__dirname}/node_modules/jquery`;
+    const jQueryModule = getModuleDir('jquery');
 
     return {
         entry: {