diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
index 2ae8355f9..c450b607e 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype = {
 		
 		if(!this.translator || !this.translator.length) {
 			this.complete(false, new Error("No translator specified"));
+			return;
 		}
 		
 		this._libraryID = libraryID;
@@ -1720,7 +1721,8 @@ Zotero.Translate.Web.prototype.complete = function(returnValue, error) {
 	var errorString = Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype.complete.apply(this, [returnValue, error]);
 	
 	// Report translation failure if we failed
-	if(oldState == "translate" && errorString && this.translator[0].inRepository && Zotero.Prefs.get("reportTranslationFailure")) {
+	if(oldState == "translate" && errorString && !this._parentTranslator && this.translator.length
+		&& this.translator[0].inRepository && Zotero.Prefs.get("reportTranslationFailure")) {
 		// Don't report failure if in private browsing mode
 		if(Zotero.isFx && !Zotero.isBookmarklet && !Zotero.isStandalone) {
 			var pbs = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/privatebrowsing;1"]
@@ -2092,7 +2094,8 @@ Zotero.Translate.Search.prototype.setTranslator = function(translator) {
  * translation fails
  */
 Zotero.Translate.Search.prototype.complete = function(returnValue, error) {
-	if(this._currentState == "translate" && (!this.newItems || !this.newItems.length)) {
+	if(this._currentState == "translate" && (!this.newItems || !this.newItems.length)
+		&& this.translator.length) { //length is 0 only when translate was called without translators
 		Zotero.debug("Translate: Could not find a result using "+this.translator[0].label, 3);
 		if(error) Zotero.debug(this._generateErrorString(error), 3);
 		if(this.translator.length > 1) {