diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 611c8ae..ef44ec3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "payload-enchants",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": true,
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/packages/better-localized-fields/package.json b/packages/better-localized-fields/package.json
index d46b2fe..f89fd7e 100644
--- a/packages/better-localized-fields/package.json
+++ b/packages/better-localized-fields/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payload-enchants/better-localized-fields",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/better-use-as-title/package.json b/packages/better-use-as-title/package.json
index 74a1c61..1e51e8e 100644
--- a/packages/better-use-as-title/package.json
+++ b/packages/better-use-as-title/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payload-enchants/better-use-as-title",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/bump-payload/package.json b/packages/bump-payload/package.json
index 64b6bcb..421955c 100644
--- a/packages/bump-payload/package.json
+++ b/packages/bump-payload/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bump-payload",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/cached-local-api/package.json b/packages/cached-local-api/package.json
index 6769994..51fdccf 100644
--- a/packages/cached-local-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/cached-local-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payload-enchants/cached-local-api",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/docs-reorder/package.json b/packages/docs-reorder/package.json
index 6bb8aeb..9476044 100644
--- a/packages/docs-reorder/package.json
+++ b/packages/docs-reorder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payload-enchants/docs-reorder",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/seo/package.json b/packages/seo/package.json
index 61760dd..5c1d3c9 100644
--- a/packages/seo/package.json
+++ b/packages/seo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payload-enchants/seo",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/translator/package.json b/packages/translator/package.json
index 5227ad3..58258e7 100644
--- a/packages/translator/package.json
+++ b/packages/translator/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payload-enchants/translator",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": false,
   "bugs": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants/issues",
   "repository": "https://github.com/r1tsuu/payload-enchants",
diff --git a/packages/translator/src/translate/traverseFields.ts b/packages/translator/src/translate/traverseFields.ts
index b6dff5b..b7e4530 100644
--- a/packages/translator/src/translate/traverseFields.ts
+++ b/packages/translator/src/translate/traverseFields.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
       case 'textarea':
         if (field.custom && typeof field.custom === 'object' && field.custom.translatorSkip) return;
 
-        if (!field.localized && !localizedParent && isEmpty(siblingDataFrom[field.name])) return;
+        if (!field.localized || !localizedParent || isEmpty(siblingDataFrom[field.name])) return;
         if (emptyOnly && siblingDataTranslated[field.name]) return;
 
         // do not translate the block ID or admin-facing label
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index d9efbd3..e6f0c47 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "test",
-  "version": "1.1.37",
+  "version": "1.1.38",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {