diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/ZanataUtils.py b/roles/prep-zanata/files/ZanataUtils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/ZanataUtils.py
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/ZanataUtils.py
diff --git a/roles/prep-zanata/files/common.sh b/roles/prep-zanata/files/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c61759bc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/prep-zanata/files/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# Setup git so that git review works:
+# * git review set up is done as part of the playbooks
+# * Set up a branch in case the repo started with a detached head.
+function setup_git {
+
+    # Initial state of repository is detached, create a branch to work
+    # from. Otherwise git review will complain.
+    git checkout -B proposals
+}
+
+# See if there is already open change. If so, get the change id for
+# the existing change for use in the commit msg.
+# Sets the variables CHANGE_ID and CHANGE_NUM if there is a previous change.
+# Sets variable COMMIT_MSG to include change id and INITIAL_COMMIT_MSG.
+function setup_commit_message {
+    local PROJECT=$1
+    local USERNAME=$2
+    local BRANCH=$3
+    local TOPIC=$4
+    local INITIAL_COMMIT_MSG=$5
+
+    # Clear any old values
+    CHANGE_ID=""
+    # CHANGE_NUM will be the change number (for example 519105)
+    CHANGE_NUM=""
+    # See if there is an open change, if so, get the change id for the
+    # existing change for use in the commit message.
+    local change_info=$(ssh -p 29418 $USERNAME@review.openstack.org \
+        gerrit query --current-patch-set status:open project:$PROJECT \
+        owner:$USERNAME branch:$BRANCH topic:$TOPIC)
+    CHANGE_NUM=$(echo "$change_info" | grep "^  number:" | awk '{print $2}')
+    if [ -n "$CHANGE_NUM" ]; then
+        CHANGE_ID=$(echo "$change_info" | grep "^change" | awk '{print $2}')
+        # read returns a non zero value when it reaches EOF. Because we use a
+        # heredoc here it will always reach EOF and return a nonzero value.
+        # Disable -e temporarily to get around the read.
+        # The reason we use read is to allow for multiline variable content
+        # and variable interpolation. Simply double quoting a string across
+        # multiple lines removes the newlines.
+        set +e
+        read -d '' COMMIT_MSG <<EOF
+$INITIAL_COMMIT_MSG
+
+Change-Id: $CHANGE_ID
+EOF
+        set -e
+    else
+        COMMIT_MSG=$INITIAL_COMMIT_MSG
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check to see if $CHANGE_ID is already approved, if it is, don't bother
+# proposing another.
+function check_already_approved {
+    local CHANGE_ID=$1
+
+    # If the open change an already approved, let's not queue a new
+    # patch but let's merge the other patch first.
+    # This solves the problem that when the gate pipeline backup
+    # reaches roughly a day, no matter how quickly you approve the new
+    # update it will always get sniped out of the gate by another.
+    # It also helps, when you approve close to the time this job is
+    # run.
+    if [ -n "$CHANGE_ID" ]; then
+        # Use the JSON format since it is very compact and easy to grep
+        change_info=$(ssh -p 29418 proposal-bot@review.openstack.org gerrit query --current-patch-set --format=JSON $CHANGE_ID)
+        # Check for:
+        # 1) Workflow approval (+1)
+        # 2) no -1/-2 by Zuul
+        # 3) no -2 by reviewers
+        # 4) no Workflow -1 (WIP)
+        #
+        if echo $change_info|grep -q '{"type":"Workflow","description":"Workflow","value":"1"' \
+            && ! echo $change_info|grep -q '{"type":"Verified","description":"Verified","value":"-[12]","grantedOn":[0-9]*,"by":{"name":"Zuul","username":"zuul"}}'  \
+            && ! echo $change_info|grep -q '{"type":"Code-Review","description":"Code-Review","value":"-2"' \
+            && ! echo $change_info|grep -q '{"type":"Workflow","description":"Workflow","value":"-1"' ; then
+            echo "Job already approved, exiting"
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    fi
+}
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/common_translation_update.sh b/roles/prep-zanata/files/common_translation_update.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/common_translation_update.sh
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/common_translation_update.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/create-zanata-xml.py b/roles/prep-zanata/files/create-zanata-xml.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/create-zanata-xml.py
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/create-zanata-xml.py
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/get-modulename.py b/roles/prep-zanata/files/get-modulename.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/get-modulename.py
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/get-modulename.py
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/propose_translation_update.sh b/roles/prep-zanata/files/propose_translation_update.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/propose_translation_update.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/query-zanata-project-version.py b/roles/prep-zanata/files/query-zanata-project-version.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/query-zanata-project-version.py
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/query-zanata-project-version.py
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh b/roles/prep-zanata/files/upstream_translation_update.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
rename to roles/prep-zanata/files/upstream_translation_update.sh
diff --git a/roles/prep-zanata/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/prep-zanata/tasks/main.yaml
index 1cf5d54c83..c52cc996a9 100644
--- a/roles/prep-zanata/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/prep-zanata/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -89,3 +89,19 @@
   template:
     src: zanata.ini
     dest: ~/.config/zanata.ini
+
+- name: Copy translation scripts to the script dir on the node
+  copy:
+    dest: '/usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/{{ item }}'
+    src: '{{ item }}'
+    mode: 0755
+  with_items:
+    - common.sh
+    - common_translation_update.sh
+    - create-zanata-xml.py
+    - get-modulename.py
+    - propose_translation_update.sh
+    - query-zanata-project-version.py
+    - upstream_translation_update.sh
+    - ZanataUtils.py
+  become: true