diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/propose_translation_update.sh b/jenkins/scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
index 4623e182f4..6e8692906c 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+# TODO(jaegerandi): Remove once babel works again
+# See https://github.com/python-babel/babel/issues/388
+exit 0
+
 PROJECT=$1
 BRANCH=$2
 # Replace /'s in the branch name with -'s because Zanata does not
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh b/jenkins/scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
index c68ef14d2a..10c6943a7c 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+# TODO(jaegerandi): Remove once babel works again
+# See https://github.com/python-babel/babel/issues/388
+exit 0
+
 PROJECT=$1
 
 # Replace /'s in branch names with -'s because Zanata doesn't