diff --git a/lib/twine/output_processor.rb b/lib/twine/output_processor.rb
index 8924ad1..56f0747 100644
--- a/lib/twine/output_processor.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/output_processor.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Twine
 
       def fallback_languages(language)
         fallback_mapping = {
+          'zh-CN' => 'zh-Hans', # if we don't have a zh-CN translation, try zh-Hans before en
           'zh-TW' => 'zh-Hant' # if we don't have a zh-TW translation, try zh-Hant before en
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/twine/twine_file.rb b/lib/twine/twine_file.rb
index e875f3c..79ccc3d 100644
--- a/lib/twine/twine_file.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/twine_file.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Twine
     end
 
     def translation_for_lang(lang)
-      translation = [lang].flatten.map { |l| @translations[l] }.first
+      translation = [lang].flatten.map { |l| @translations[l] }.compact.first
 
       translation = reference.translation_for_lang(lang) if translation.nil? && reference