diff --git a/tools/cli/openedx.ts b/tools/cli/openedx.ts
index 2e2f9c1f..e0782f8a 100755
--- a/tools/cli/openedx.ts
+++ b/tools/cli/openedx.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ switch (commandName) {
       '--format', path.resolve(__dirname, './utils/formatter.js'),
       '--ignore', `${srcFoldersString}/**/*.json`,
       '--ignore', `${srcFoldersString}/**/*.d.ts`,
-      '--out-file', './temp/formatjs/Default.messages.json',
+      '--out-file', './src/i18n/transifex_input.json',
       '--', `${srcFoldersString}/**/*.{j,t}s*`,
     ]);
     require('@formatjs/cli/bin/formatjs');
diff --git a/tools/cli/utils/formatter.ts b/tools/cli/utils/formatter.ts
index 2b447421..93e2fc86 100644
--- a/tools/cli/utils/formatter.ts
+++ b/tools/cli/utils/formatter.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-exports.format = (messages: Record<string, { defaultMessage: string, description: string }>) => {
-  const results = Object.entries(messages).map(([id, message]) => (
-    {
-      id,
-      defaultMessage: message.defaultMessage,
-      description: message.description,
-    }
-  ));
-  return results;
-};
+exports.format = (messages: Record<string, { defaultMessage: string, description: string }>) => Object.fromEntries(
+  Object.entries(messages).map(([id, { defaultMessage }]) => [id, defaultMessage]),
+);