diff --git a/tools/check-translations.sh b/tools/check-translations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1ded643fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/check-translations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+echo potential errors, if any:
+
+# a space after the percent sign 
+# results in an IllegalFormatException in getString()
+grep --include='strings.xml' -r '\% '
+grep --include='strings.xml' -r '\$ '
+grep --include='strings.xml' -r ' \$'
diff --git a/tools/tx-pull-source.sh b/tools/tx-pull-source.sh
index bcf17948f..29ae3a188 100755
--- a/tools/tx-pull-source.sh
+++ b/tools/tx-pull-source.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 tx pull -l en
 mv res/values-en/strings.xml res/values/strings.xml
 rmdir res/values-en
+./tools/check-translations.sh
diff --git a/tools/tx-pull-translations.sh b/tools/tx-pull-translations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fbb878274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tx-pull-translations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tx pull
+./tools/check-translations.sh