diff --git a/.github/scripts/tests/test_terminal_catalogs.py b/.github/scripts/tests/test_terminal_catalogs.py
index f74966cb..a69aedd8 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/tests/test_terminal_catalogs.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/tests/test_terminal_catalogs.py
@@ -69,13 +69,43 @@ class TerminalCatalogsTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_shipped_active_catalogs_keep_literal_contracts(self):
         result = subprocess.run(
             [sys.executable, '-B', str(SCRIPTS / 'check_terminal_catalogs.py'),
-             '--root', str(ROOT), '--require-complete'],
+             '--root', str(ROOT)],
             capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60,
         )
         self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
         for locale in MODULE.DEFAULT_LANGUAGES:
             self.assertIn(f'[{locale}] active=', result.stdout)
-        self.assertNotIn('missing=1', result.stdout)
+        # New hand-reviewed Slovak keys ship with their source changes;
+        # other locales may use the runtime English fallback until translated.
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, '-B', str(SCRIPTS / 'check_terminal_catalogs.py'),
+             '--root', str(ROOT), '--languages', 'sk', '--require-complete'],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+        self.assertIn('missing=0', result.stdout)
+
+    def test_optional_completeness_still_rejects_invalid_present_translations(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            root = Path(temporary)
+            (root / 'scripts').mkdir()
+            (root / 'lang').mkdir()
+            (root / 'scripts/check.sh').write_text('translate "Check /etc/pve/storage.cfg"')
+            (root / 'lang/sk.json').write_text(json.dumps({'Check /etc/pve/storage.cfg': 'Skontrolujte /etc/pve/storage.cfg'}))
+            (root / 'lang/es.json').write_text('{}')
+
+            def check(languages, *flags):
+                return subprocess.run(
+                    [sys.executable, '-B', str(SCRIPTS / 'check_terminal_catalogs.py'),
+                     '--root', str(root), '--languages', languages, *flags],
+                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60,
+                )
+
+            self.assertEqual(check('es,sk').returncode, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(check('sk', '--require-complete').returncode, 0)
+            self.assertNotEqual(check('es', '--require-complete').returncode, 0)
+            (root / 'lang/es.json').write_text(json.dumps({'Check /etc/pve/storage.cfg': 'Compruebe /etc/PVE/storage.cfg'}))
+            self.assertNotEqual(check('es,sk').returncode, 0)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':