diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b69cf92a..48556ac8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ after_script:
     # Only release on release branches
     $RELEASE_BRANCHES =~ $TRAVIS_BRANCH &&
     # Don't release on PR builds
-    $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST = "false" &&
-    # Don't release on cron build - the cron job kicks off a build that will release
-    $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE != "cron"
+    $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST = "false"
   ]]; then
     # Authenticate NPM
     echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
diff --git a/i18n/sync_translations.sh b/i18n/sync_translations.sh
index 246706b1..f3b5a0d3 100755
--- a/i18n/sync_translations.sh
+++ b/i18n/sync_translations.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ "${TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE}" == "cron" ]
     npm run test:messages
     # stage any changes in the msg directory
     git add ./msg
-    git commit -m 'update translations from transifex'
+    git commit -m '[skip ci] Update translations from transifex'
     # add remote, make sure that API token doesn't end up in the log
     git remote add origin-translation https://${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/LLK/scratch-blocks.git > /dev/null 2>&1
     git push --set-upstream origin-translation develop