diff --git a/damus/Components/TranslateView.swift b/damus/Components/TranslateView.swift
index c0a9c7c4..f06485b8 100644
--- a/damus/Components/TranslateView.swift
+++ b/damus/Components/TranslateView.swift
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ struct TranslateView: View {
             let languageName = Locale.current.localizedString(forLanguageCode: note_lang)
             if let languageName, let translated_artifacts, show_translated_note {
                 Translated(lang: languageName, artifacts: translated_artifacts)
-            } else {
+            } else if !damus_state.settings.auto_translate {
                 TranslateButton
+            } else {
+                EmptyView()
             }
         }
     }