diff --git a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/client.vi.yml b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/client.vi.yml
index 97b13f94972..fa809fe162c 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/client.vi.yml
+++ b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/client.vi.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # To work with us on translations, join this project:
 # https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/discourse-org/
 
-vi_VN: {}
+vi: {}
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/server.vi.yml b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/server.vi.yml
index 97b13f94972..fa809fe162c 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/server.vi.yml
+++ b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/config/locales/server.vi.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # To work with us on translations, join this project:
 # https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/discourse-org/
 
-vi_VN: {}
+vi: {}
diff --git a/script/pull_translations.rb b/script/pull_translations.rb
index a739b0da47f..e5e6dce8972 100644
--- a/script/pull_translations.rb
+++ b/script/pull_translations.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ end
 # Add comments to the top of files and replace the language (first key in YAML file)
 def update_file_header(filename, language)
   lines = File.readlines(filename)
-  lines.collect! { |line| line =~ /^[a-z_]+:$/i ? "#{language}:" : line }
+  lines.collect! { |line| line.gsub!(/^[a-z_]+:( {})?$/i, "#{language}:\\1") || line }
 
   File.open(filename, 'w+') do |f|
     f.puts(YML_FILE_COMMENTS, '') unless lines[0][0] == '#'