diff --git a/openerp/tools/translate.py b/openerp/tools/translate.py
index 0caecdf342b..4e9ffecb3aa 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/translate.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/translate.py
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ class TinyPoFile(object):
             source = unquote(line[6:])
             line = self.lines.pop(0).strip()
             if not source and self.first:
+                self.first = False
                 # if the source is "" and it's the first msgid, it's the special
                 # msgstr with the informations about the traduction and the
                 # traductor; we skip it
@@ -374,8 +375,6 @@ class TinyPoFile(object):
                     if t == trans_type == 'code': continue
                     self.extra_lines.append((t, n, r, source, trad, comments))
 
-        self.first = False
-
         if name is None:
             if not fuzzy:
                 self.warn('Missing "#:" formated comment at line %d for the following source:\n\t%s',