From e8dd905f2761c9e361ce27b6bdcb6caae6942a6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adolfo Reyna <aeroreyna@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:49:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: check if translation exists before processing in
 background

---
 routes/post.js | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/routes/post.js b/routes/post.js
index 903abe1..049f951 100644
--- a/routes/post.js
+++ b/routes/post.js
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
             // To avoid huge translations or mostly-media posts
             if (post.content.length > 1000) return;
 
+            if (post.translations && post.translations[targetLang]) return;
+
             const translation = await translateText({
                 text: post.content,
                 sourceLang: "auto",