diff --git a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py
index bf7da02..860a684 100644
--- a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py
+++ b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import CalledProcessError
 from subprocess import run as run_subprocess
 
@@ -29,10 +31,16 @@ def run(config: PotModeConfig) -> int:
         LOGGER.error("Generating pot file failed")
         raise e
 
+    LOGGER.info("Making source string locations relative")
+    pot_file_content = _make_soure_string_locations_relative(
+        pot_file_content=completed_pot_generation_process.stdout,
+        relative_to=config.checkmk_repository.path,
+    )
+
     LOGGER.info("Writing pot file to locale repository")
     path_pot_file = config.locale_repository.path / config.locale_pot_path
     try:
-        path_pot_file.write_text(completed_pot_generation_process.stdout)
+        path_pot_file.write_text(pot_file_content)
     except IOError as e:
         LOGGER.error("Writing pot file failed")
         raise e
@@ -53,3 +61,15 @@ def run(config: PotModeConfig) -> int:
         commit_message=config.commit_message,
     )
     return 0
+
+
+def _make_soure_string_locations_relative(
+    pot_file_content: str,
+    relative_to: Path,
+) -> str:
+    return re.sub(
+        rf"^#: ({relative_to}\/)(.*?:\d+)\n",
+        r"#: \g<2>\n",
+        pot_file_content,
+        flags=re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_pot.py b/tests/test_pot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c30264c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from checkmk_weblate_syncer.pot import _make_soure_string_locations_relative
+
+
+def test_make_soure_string_locations_relative() -> None:
+    assert (
+        _make_soure_string_locations_relative(
+            """# Copyright (C) 2019 Checkmk GmbH - License: GNU General Public License v2
+# This file is part of Checkmk (https://checkmk.com). It is subject to the terms and
+# conditions defined in the file COPYING, which is part of this source code package.
+
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Checkmk user interface translation 0.1\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: feedback@checkmk.com\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2011-05-13 09:42+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: LANGUAGE \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: /home/weblate/checkmk_weblate_sync/git/checkmk/cmk/gui/wato/pages/host_rename.py:640
+#, python-format
+msgid " (%d times)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: /home/weblate/checkmk_weblate_sync/git/checkmk/cmk/gui/visuals/_page_edit_visual.py:137
+msgid " (Copy)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: /home/weblate/checkmk_weblate_sync/git/checkmk/cmk/gui/nodevis/topology.py:1814
+msgid " (Data incomplete, maximum number of nodes reached)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: /home/weblate/checkmk_weblate_sync/git/checkmk/cmk/gui/backup/handler.py:969
+#, python-format
+msgid " (Duration: %s)"
+msgstr ""
+""",
+            Path("/home/weblate/checkmk_weblate_sync/git/checkmk"),
+        )
+        == """# Copyright (C) 2019 Checkmk GmbH - License: GNU General Public License v2
+# This file is part of Checkmk (https://checkmk.com). It is subject to the terms and
+# conditions defined in the file COPYING, which is part of this source code package.
+
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Checkmk user interface translation 0.1\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: feedback@checkmk.com\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2011-05-13 09:42+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"Language: LANGUAGE \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: cmk/gui/wato/pages/host_rename.py:640
+#, python-format
+msgid " (%d times)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: cmk/gui/visuals/_page_edit_visual.py:137
+msgid " (Copy)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: cmk/gui/nodevis/topology.py:1814
+msgid " (Data incomplete, maximum number of nodes reached)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: cmk/gui/backup/handler.py:969
+#, python-format
+msgid " (Duration: %s)"
+msgstr ""
+"""
+    )