diff --git a/missing-translations.sh b/missing-translations.sh
index b335ec902..c8634742c 100755
--- a/missing-translations.sh
+++ b/missing-translations.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ for msgDirectory (${msgDirectories}); do
 	if [[ $fix != 0 ]]; then
             if [[ ${#dirMsgFiles} -gt 1 ]]; then
 	        diff -u0 --suppress-common-lines -wB ${diffArgs} | grep -vE '^@@.*@@'
-	        diffStatus=$pipestatus[0]
+	        diffStatus=$pipestatus[1]
             else
                 diffStatus=1
             fi