diff --git a/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py b/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
index 219f5a0..4458674 100755
--- a/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
+++ b/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class MastodonEmailBridge:
             url=f"{self.config['libretranslate_url']}",
             data=data,
         )
+        self.last_translation_response = None
         try:
             self.last_translation_response = response.json()
             translation = self.last_translation_response['translatedText']