diff --git a/scripts/sync_translations.py b/scripts/sync_translations.py
index a3a2f98b00b..3f7425a07ad 100644
--- a/scripts/sync_translations.py
+++ b/scripts/sync_translations.py
@@ -61,29 +61,52 @@ def get_resources_pair():
             'new_resource': new_resource,
         }
 
-    def sync_language(language, old_resource, new_resource):
-        try:
-            language_obj = tx_api.Language.get(code=language)
-            url = tx_api.ResourceTranslationsAsyncDownload. \
-                download(resource=old_resource, language=language_obj)
-            translated_content = requests.get(url).text
-            print(translated_content)
-
-            tx_api.ResourceTranslationsAsyncUpload.upload(
-                resource=new_resource,
-                language=f'l:{language}',
-                content=translated_content,
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            if debug:
-                print(e)
-                import pdb
-                pdb.set_trace()
-            else:
-                raise e
-
-    for lang in languages:
-        sync_language(language=lang, **get_resources_pair())
+    def get_translations(language_code, resource):
+        language = transifex_api.Language.get(code=language_code)
+        translations = transifex_api.ResourceTranslation. \
+            filter(resource=resource, language=language). \
+            include('resource_string')
+
+        return translations.all()
+
+    def get_translation_id(translation):
+        return f'context:{translation.resource_string.context}:key:{translation.resource_string.key}'
+    #
+    # def sync_language(language_code, old_resource, new_resource):
+    #     language = tx_api.Language.get(code=language_code)
+    #     url = tx_api.ResourceTranslationsAsyncDownload. \
+    #         download(resource=old_resource, language=language)
+    #     translated_content = requests.get(url).text
+    #
+    #     tx_api.ResourceTranslationsAsyncUpload.upload(
+    #         resource=new_resource,
+    #         language=f'l:{language_code}',
+    #         content=translated_content,
+    #     )
+
+    def sync_translations(language_code, old_resource, new_resource):
+        old_translations = {
+            get_translation_id(translation): translation
+            for translation in get_translations(language_code=language_code, resource=old_resource)
+        }
+
+        for new_translation in get_translations(language_code=language_code, resource=new_resource):
+            translation_id = get_translation_id(new_translation)
+            if old_translation := old_translations.get(translation_id):
+                updates = {}
+                for attr in ['reviewed', 'proofread', 'strings', 'tags']:
+                    if old_attr_value := getattr(old_translation, attr, None):
+                        if old_attr_value != getattr(new_translation, attr, None):
+                            updates[attr] = old_attr_value
+
+                if updates:
+                    print(translation_id, updates)
+                    new_translation.save(**updates)
+
+    for lang_code in languages:
+        resource_pair = get_resources_pair()
+        # sync_language(language_code=lang_code, **resource_pair)
+        sync_translations(language_code=lang_code, **resource_pair)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':