diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
index fc84fa84..2fbd8faa 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
@@ -524,10 +524,22 @@ function install_gnusocial_plugin_sharings {
 	# Languages
 	cd /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/local/plugins/Sharings/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES
 	msgfmt -o Sharings.mo Sharings.po
+	if [ ! -f Sharings.po ]; then
+		echo $'English translations for GNU Social sharings plugin were not created'
+		exit 84352
+	fi
 	cd /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/local/plugins/Sharings/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES
 	msgfmt -o Sharings.mo Sharings.po
+	if [ ! -f Sharings.po ]; then
+		echo $'English (GB) translations for GNU Social sharings plugin were not created'
+		exit 84352
+	fi
 	cd /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/local/plugins/Sharings/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES
 	msgfmt -o Sharings.mo Sharings.po
+	if [ ! -f Sharings.po ]; then
+		echo $'English (US) translations for GNU Social sharings plugin were not created'
+		exit 84352
+	fi
 
 	chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs