diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9fb0c77..04cbd8a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 exclude: |
   (?x)
   # Files and folders generated by bots, to avoid loops
-  ^setup/|/static/description/index\.html$|
+  ^setup/|/static/description/index\.html$|/i18n/.*\.pot?$|
   # Maybe reactivate this when all README files include prettier ignore tags?
   ^README\.md$|
   # Library files can have extraneous formatting (even minimized)
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
         # exclude autogenerated files
-        exclude: /README\.rst$|\.pot?$
+        exclude: /README\.rst$
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
         # exclude autogenerated files
-        exclude: /README\.rst$|\.pot?$
+        exclude: /README\.rst$
       - id: debug-statements
       - id: flake8
         name: flake8 except __init__.py