diff --git a/utage/translate.py b/utage/translate.py
index 29dcd39..93ae072 100644
--- a/utage/translate.py
+++ b/utage/translate.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def translate_file(file_in, tsv_out_dir, json_out_dir, is_global):
         )
         languages = ["jpn"]
         if is_global:
-            languages += ["enm", "zho", "kor"]
+            languages = ["enm", "zho", "kor"]
         json_output_paths = {
             lang: os.path.join(
                 json_out_dir,
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ def translate_file(file_in, tsv_out_dir, json_out_dir, is_global):
                 if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                     raise
 
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(json_output_paths["jpn"])):
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(json_output_paths[languages[0]])):
             try:
-                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(json_output_paths["jpn"]))
+                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(json_output_paths[languages[0]]))
             except OSError as e:
                 if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                     raise