diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
index 9b473feb68..b6d18279ac 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/propose_translation_update.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 
 # initialize transifex client
 tx init --host=https://www.transifex.com
-tx set --auto-local -r ${PROJECT}.${PROJECT}-translations "${PROJECT}/locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/${PROJECT}.po" --source-lang en --source-file ${PROJECT}/locale/${PROJECT}.pot --execute
+tx set --auto-local -r ${PROJECT}.${PROJECT}-translations "${PROJECT}/locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/${PROJECT}.po" --source-lang en --source-file ${PROJECT}/locale/${PROJECT}.pot -t PO --execute
 
 # Pull all upstream translations
 tx pull -a
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
index 1896596b28..2b6cd8feaa 100755
--- a/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
+++ b/modules/jenkins/files/slave_scripts/upstream_translation_update.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ git config user.email "jenkins@openstack.org"
 
 # initialize transifex client
 tx init --host=https://www.transifex.com
-tx set --auto-local -r ${PROJECT}.${PROJECT}-translations "${PROJECT}/locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/${PROJECT}.po" --source-lang en --source-file ${PROJECT}/locale/${PROJECT}.pot --execute
+tx set --auto-local -r ${PROJECT}.${PROJECT}-translations "${PROJECT}/locale/<lang>/LC_MESSAGES/${PROJECT}.po" --source-lang en --source-file ${PROJECT}/locale/${PROJECT}.pot -t PO --execute
 
 # Pull all upstream translations
 tx pull -a