diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh
index 4978606f6f..5e9815fe07 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update_manuals.sh
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@ EOF
     set -e
 fi
 
-# no need to initialize transifex client
-# because there is an existing .tx folder in openstack-manuals
-# tx init --host=https://www.transifex.com
+# Initialize transifex client
+tx init --host=https://www.transifex.com
 
-# generate pot one by one
+# Generate pot one by one
 for FILE in ${DocFolder}/*
 do
     DOCNAME=${FILE#${DocFolder}/}
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update_manuals.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update_manuals.sh
index 24c076877a..23bc06764d 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update_manuals.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update_manuals.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ fi
 git config user.name "OpenStack Jenkins"
 git config user.email "jenkins@openstack.org"
 
-# no need to initialize transifex client,
-# because there is an existing .tx folder in openstack-manuals
-# tx init --host=https://www.transifex.com
+# Initialize transifex client
+tx init --host=https://www.transifex.com
 
-# generate pot one by one
+# Generate pot one by one
 for FILE in ${DocFolder}/*
 do
     DOCNAME=${FILE#${DocFolder}/}