diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
index ddda4d54df..9b473feb68 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ tx set --auto-local -r ${PROJECT}.${PROJECT}-translations "${PROJECT}/locale/<la
 tx pull -a
 # Update the .pot file
 python setup.py extract_messages
-# Use updated .pot file to update translations
-python setup.py update_catalog
+if [ find ${PROJECT}/locale -name '*.po' ]
+then
+    # Use updated .pot file to update translations
+    python setup.py update_catalog
+fi
 # Add all changed files to git
 git add $PROJECT/locale/*
 
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
index 24c59465fb..1896596b28 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ tx set --auto-local -r ${PROJECT}.${PROJECT}-translations "${PROJECT}/locale/<la
 tx pull -a
 # Update the .pot file
 python setup.py extract_messages
-# Use updated .pot file to update translations
-python setup.py update_catalog
+if [ find ${PROJECT}/locale -name '*.po' ]
+then
+    # Use updated .pot file to update translations
+    python setup.py update_catalog
+fi
 # Add all changed files to git
 git add $PROJECT/locale/*