diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh b/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh
index 751efa9..99e41b3 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ export PORT_SCRIPTS_PATH PORT_WINE_PATH
 export TEXTDOMAIN="PortProton"
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/locales"
 
-if [[ ! -d "$TEXTDOMAINDIR" ]] \
-&& ! command -v gettext &>/dev/null
+if ! command -v gettext &>/dev/null
 then
     gettext() { echo "$1"; }
 fi