diff --git a/bin/a2po b/bin/a2po
index e4c1f32b9..d9a66387a 100755
--- a/bin/a2po
+++ b/bin/a2po
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ ${catxml} astrid/res/values/strings*.xml > astrid/res/values/strings.xml
 a2po $* --android astrid/res --gettext astrid/locales --groups strings --ignore-fuzzy --template android.pot
 a2po $* --android api/res --gettext api/locales --groups strings --ignore-fuzzy --template api.pot
 
+mv astrid/res/values-he astrid/res/values-iw 2> /dev/null
+mv api/res/values-he api/res/values-iw 2> /dev/null
+
 # remove unused lp translations
 UNUSED=( ar bg el en-rGB eo et eu fi fo gl hi hr hu id ka lt ml oc ro sk sl ta uk vi )
 for LANG in "${UNUSED[@]}"; do