diff --git a/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py b/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
index 3d48c79360..cdaabd91c5 100755
--- a/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
+++ b/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def check_ios():
             target_path = os.path.join(locale_dir, name)
             if os.path.exists(overlay_path):
                 shutil.copy(overlay_path, target_path)
-            elif not os.path.exists(target_path) and locale != 'en-US':
+            elif os.path.exists(english_path) and not os.path.exists(target_path):
                 shutil.copy(english_path, target_path)
 
     for locale in glob.glob('iphone/metadata/*/'):