diff --git a/babel_extractors.csv b/babel_extractors.csv
index 7f2103c4d4..db6c515efc 100644
--- a/babel_extractors.csv
+++ b/babel_extractors.csv
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ hooks.py,frappe.gettext.extractors.navbar.extract
 **/module_onboarding/*/*.json,frappe.gettext.extractors.module_onboarding.extract
 **/report/*/*.json,frappe.gettext.extractors.report.extract
 **.py,frappe.gettext.extractors.python.extract
+templates/**.js,frappe.gettext.extractors.html_template.extract
 **.js,frappe.gettext.extractors.javascript.extract
 **.html,frappe.gettext.extractors.html_template.extract
 **.vue,frappe.gettext.extractors.html_template.extract
 **/custom/*.json,frappe.gettext.extractors.customization.extract
-**/fixtures/custom_field.json,frappe.gettext.extractors.custom_field.extract
\ No newline at end of file
+**/fixtures/custom_field.json,frappe.gettext.extractors.custom_field.extract
diff --git a/frappe/gettext/extractors/javascript.py b/frappe/gettext/extractors/javascript.py
index 18063c2d38..25b696d20d 100644
--- a/frappe/gettext/extractors/javascript.py
+++ b/frappe/gettext/extractors/javascript.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from io import BufferedReader
 def extract(fileobj: BufferedReader, keywords: str, comment_tags: tuple, options: dict):
 	code = fileobj.read().decode("utf-8")
 
-	for lineno, funcname, messages in extract_javascript(code, "__", options):
+	for lineno, funcname, messages in extract_javascript(code, options=options):
 		if not messages or not messages[0]:
 			continue
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def extract(fileobj: BufferedReader, keywords: str, comment_tags: tuple, options
 		yield lineno, funcname, messages, []
 
 
-def extract_javascript(code, keywords=("__",), options=None, lineno=1):
+def extract_javascript(code, keywords=None, options=None, lineno=1):
 	"""Extract messages from JavaScript source code.
 
 	This is a modified version of babel's JS parser. Reused under BSD license.
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def extract_javascript(code, keywords=("__",), options=None, lineno=1):
 
 	:param code: code as string
 	:param keywords: a list of keywords (i.e. function names) that should be recognized as translation functions
+	    Defaults to ("__",)
 	:param options: a dictionary of additional options (optional)
 	    Supported options are:
 	        * `template_string` -- set to false to disable ES6 template string support.
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ def extract_javascript(code, keywords=("__",), options=None, lineno=1):
 	if options is None:
 		options = {}
 
+	if keywords is None:
+		keywords = ("__",)
+
 	funcname = message_lineno = None
 	messages = []
 	last_argument = None
diff --git a/frappe/translate.py b/frappe/translate.py
index ebabd240eb..e4cb8f32bb 100644
--- a/frappe/translate.py
+++ b/frappe/translate.py
@@ -630,11 +630,7 @@ def extract_messages_from_javascript_code(code: str) -> list[tuple[int, str, str
 	messages = []
 	from frappe.gettext.extractors.javascript import extract_javascript
 
-	for message in extract_javascript(
-		code,
-		keywords=["__"],
-		options={},
-	):
+	for message in extract_javascript(code):
 		lineno, _func, args = message
 
 		if not args or not args[0]: