diff --git a/script/pull_translations.rb b/script/pull_translations.rb
index 21e4dc31c6b..8870974c5e6 100755
--- a/script/pull_translations.rb
+++ b/script/pull_translations.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ YML_FILE_PREFIXES = ['server', 'client']
 TX_CONFIG = expand_path('.tx/config')
 JS_LOCALE_DIR = expand_path('app/assets/javascripts/locales')
 
-if TranslationsManager::SUPPORTED_LOCALES != supported_locales
+if ARGV.empty? && TranslationsManager::SUPPORTED_LOCALES != supported_locales
   STDERR.puts <<~MESSAGE
 
     The supported locales are out of sync.
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ if TranslationsManager::SUPPORTED_LOCALES != supported_locales
 
   MESSAGE
 
-  STDERR.puts locales.map { |l| "'#{l}'" }.join(",\n")
+  STDERR.puts supported_locales.map { |l| "'#{l}'" }.join(",\n")
   exit 1
 end
 
 TranslationsManager::TransifexUpdater.new(YML_DIRS, YML_FILE_PREFIXES, *ARGV).perform(tx_config_filename: TX_CONFIG)
 
-supported_locales.each do |locale|
+TranslationsManager::SUPPORTED_LOCALES.each do |locale|
   filename = File.join(JS_LOCALE_DIR, "#{locale}.js.erb")
   next if File.exists?(filename)