diff --git a/release-tool b/release-tool
index b95b0ddb86..d8fc1cf0bc 100755
--- a/release-tool
+++ b/release-tool
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ merge() {
     fi
     git diff-index --quiet HEAD --
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        git add ./share/translations/*
+        git add -A ./share/translations/
         logInfo "Committing changes..."
         if [ "" == "$GPG_GIT_KEY" ]; then
             git commit -m "Update translations"
diff --git a/share/translations/update.sh b/share/translations/update.sh
index c8b7da40c5..fab07fb007 100755
--- a/share/translations/update.sh
+++ b/share/translations/update.sh
@@ -53,12 +53,17 @@ if $UPDATE; then
 fi
 
 if $PUSH; then
-    echo "Pushing English source files to Transifex..."
+    echo "Pushing source files to Transifex..."
     tx push -s $@
     echo
 fi
 
 if $PULL; then
+    echo "Removing stale translations..."
+    mv share/translations/keepassx_en.ts share/translations/keepassx_en.ts.bak
+    rm share/translations/*.ts
+    mv share/translations/keepassx_en.ts.bak share/translations/keepassx_en.ts
+
     echo "Pulling translations from Transifex..."
     tx pull -af --minimum-perc=40 $@
     echo