diff --git a/bin/doc-tools-check-languages b/bin/doc-tools-check-languages
index a8ae63df..8f6bcab4 100755
--- a/bin/doc-tools-check-languages
+++ b/bin/doc-tools-check-languages
@@ -242,8 +242,11 @@ function handle_draft_language {
                 ;;
             install-guide)
                 for tag in $INSTALL_TAGS ; do
-                    mv publish-docs/$language/$book-${tag} \
-                        publish-docs/draft/$language/$book-${tag}
+                    # Not all tags might be build on all branches
+                    if [[ -d publish-docs/$language/$book-${tag} ]] ; then
+                        mv publish-docs/$language/$book-${tag} \
+                            publish-docs/draft/$language/$book-${tag}
+                    fi
                 done
                 rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty publish-docs/$language/
                 ;;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/docbuild-mitaka-52668f8862e88552.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/docbuild-mitaka-52668f8862e88552.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47d6c074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/docbuild-mitaka-52668f8862e88552.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fix building of translations on older branches where the DebConf
+    Install Guide does not exist.