diff --git a/src/utils/translation.tsx b/src/utils/translation.tsx
index 777584823..a7973671f 100644
--- a/src/utils/translation.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/translation.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export function t(key: string, variables?: Record<string, any>): string {
         const translation = _t(key, loadedLocale);
 
         if (typeof translation !== "string") {
-            if (!variables || !variables.count) throw new Error(`translation key ${key} is an object (requires plurality?)`);
+            if (!variables || !variables.count)
+                throw new Error(`translation key ${key} is an object (is it a plural?)`);
 
             if (variables.count) {
                 const pluralTag: Intl.LDMLPluralRule = variables.count === 0 ? "zero" :
@@ -113,8 +114,10 @@ export function t(key: string, variables?: Record<string, any>): string {
 
                 if (translation[pluralTag]) {
                     return format(translation[pluralTag]!, variables);
-                } else {
+                } else if (translation.other) {
                     return format(translation.other, variables);
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error(`translation key ${key} is an object and doesn't seem to be plural`);
                 }
             }
         }