diff --git a/bin/doc-tools-check-languages b/bin/doc-tools-check-languages
index 85627d0c..05ed11aa 100755
--- a/bin/doc-tools-check-languages
+++ b/bin/doc-tools-check-languages
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ function test_language {
     fi
     args+=("--check-build" "-l $language")
     for book in ${BOOKS["$language"]}; do
+        if [ ${SPECIAL_BOOKS[$book]+_} ] ; then
+            if [ ${SPECIAL_BOOKS[$book]} == "RST" ] ; then
+                continue
+            fi
+        fi
         args+=("--only-book $book")
     done
 
@@ -75,7 +80,8 @@ function usage {
     echo "LANG is a language code like 'fr' or 'ja'."
 }
 
-
+# Declare in case it's not in the file
+declare -A SPECIAL_BOOKS
 CONF_FILE=$1
 shift
 
diff --git a/bin/doc-tools-check-languages.conf b/bin/doc-tools-check-languages.conf
index 1b91ac4e..374ae8eb 100644
--- a/bin/doc-tools-check-languages.conf
+++ b/bin/doc-tools-check-languages.conf
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@ POM_FILE=doc/pom.xml
 
 # Location of doc dir
 DOC_DIR="doc/"
+
+# Books with special handling
+# Values need to match content in project-config/jenkins/scripts/common_translation_update.sh
+declare -A SPECIAL_BOOKS
+SPECIAL_BOOKS=(
+    ["playground-user-guide"]="RST"
+    ["networking-guide"]="skip"
+)