diff --git a/core/server/i18n.js b/core/server/i18n.js
index ac3a1afed4..e80b05102a 100644
--- a/core/server/i18n.js
+++ b/core/server/i18n.js
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ I18n = {
      * @param {string} msgPath Path with in the JSON language file to desired string (ie: "errors.init.jsNotBuilt")
      * @returns {string}
      */
-    findString: function findString(msgPath) {
-        var matchingString, path;
+    findString: function findString(msgPath, opts) {
+        var options = _.merge({log: true}, opts || {}),
+            matchingString, path;
+
         // no path? no string
         if (_.isEmpty(msgPath) || !_.isString(msgPath)) {
             chalk.yellow('i18n:t() - received an empty path.');
@@ -69,11 +71,13 @@ I18n = {
             // reassign matching object, or set to an empty string if there is no match
             matchingString = matchingString[key] || {};
         });
-
         if (_.isObject(matchingString) || _.isEqual(matchingString, {})) {
-            logging.error(new errors.IncorrectUsageError({
-                message: `i18n error: path "${msgPath}" was not found`
-            }));
+            if (options.log) {
+                logging.error(new errors.IncorrectUsageError({
+                    message: `i18n error: path "${msgPath}" was not found`
+                }));
+            }
+
             matchingString = blos.errors.errors.anErrorOccurred;
         }
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ I18n = {
     },
 
     doesTranslationKeyExist: function doesTranslationKeyExist(msgPath) {
-        var translation = I18n.findString(msgPath);
+        var translation = I18n.findString(msgPath, {log: false});
         return translation !== blos.errors.errors.anErrorOccurred;
     },