diff --git a/.github/workflows/i18n.yaml b/.github/workflows/i18n.yaml
index d7df815ff..4ffd22b46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/i18n.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/i18n.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ on:
 jobs:
   update-locales:
     # Branch detection: Only run for manual dispatch or version-bump-* branches from main repo
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'version-bump-'))
+    # add sno-fix-playwright-babel temporarily to fix playwright issue with babel
+    if: >
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || 
+      (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && 
+       startsWith(github.head_ref, 'version-bump-')) || 
+      startsWith(github.head_ref, 'sno-fix-playwright-babel')
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend_setup_action@v3