diff --git a/script/prevent-translation-commits.js b/script/prevent-translation-commits.js
index 77486a03a0..72e0bae0fa 100755
--- a/script/prevent-translation-commits.js
+++ b/script/prevent-translation-commits.js
@@ -19,28 +19,16 @@ if (process.env.CI) process.exit()
 // Allow this hook to be overriden with an environment variable
 if (process.env.ALLOW_TRANSLATION_COMMITS) process.exit()
 
-const filenames = execSync('git diff --cached --name-only').toString().trim().split('\n')
-const localizedFilenames = filenames.filter((filename) => filename.startsWith('translations/'))
-
-if (localizedFilenames.length) {
-  console.error(
-    '\n✋ Uh oh! Detected changes to the following files in the `/translations` directory:'
-  )
-  console.table(localizedFilenames.join('\n'))
-  console.error(
-    'The content in this directory is managed by our translation pipeline and should not be edited directly in the repo.'
-  )
-  console.error(
-    'For more information on how the localization process works, see translations/README.md'
-  )
-  console.error(
-    '\nIf you have accidentally edited these files, you can unstage these changes on the command line using `git restore --staged translations`\n'
-  )
-  console.error(
-    '\nIf you are performing a merge from `main`, you should bypass this hook by using ` git commit --no-verify`\n'
-  )
-  console.error(
-    '\nIf you need to edit translated files often, you can set `ALLOW_TRANSLATION_COMMITS=true` in your .env file.`\n'
-  )
+try {
+  execSync('git diff --exit-code --quiet --cached -- translations')
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error(`
+✋ Uh oh! Detected changes to the files in the \`/translations\` directory.'
+The content in this directory is managed by our translation pipeline and should not be edited directly in the repo.
+For more information on how the localization process works, see \`translations/README.md\`.
+If you have accidentally edited these files, you can unstage these changes on the command line using \`git restore --staged translations\`.
+If you are performing a merge from \`main\`, you should bypass this hook by using \`git commit --no-verify\`.
+If you need to edit translated files often, you can set \`ALLOW_TRANSLATION_COMMITS=true\` in your .env file.
+`)
   process.exit(1)
 }