diff --git a/scripts/sync_translations.py b/scripts/sync_translations.py
index f1ab292a4e1..b98b289e2f3 100644
--- a/scripts/sync_translations.py
+++ b/scripts/sync_translations.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def sync_translations(self, language_code, old_resource, new_resource):
                         if old_attr_value != getattr(new_translation, attr, None):
                             updates[attr] = old_attr_value
 
+                # Avoid overwriting more recent translations in the open-edx/openedx-translations project
                 newer_translation_found = False
                 if translation_from_old_project.datetime_translated and new_translation.datetime_translated:
                     old_project_translation_time = datetime.fromisoformat(
@@ -120,8 +121,7 @@ def sync_translations(self, language_code, old_resource, new_resource):
                     new_project_translation_time = datetime.fromisoformat(
                         new_translation.datetime_translated.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
 
-                    if new_project_translation_time > old_project_translation_time:
-                        newer_translation_found = True
+                    newer_translation_found = new_project_translation_time > old_project_translation_time
 
                 if updates:
                     if newer_translation_found:
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_sync_translations.py b/scripts/tests/test_sync_translations.py
index 5f752c4c943..338cfc4bd7a 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test_sync_translations.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_sync_translations.py
@@ -88,3 +88,10 @@ def test_get_translations():
     items = list(data)
     assert len(items) == 1
     assert items[0].id == response_data.RESPONSE_GET_LANGUAGE['data'][0]['id']
+
+
+@responses.activate
+def test_more_recent_translations_not_overridden():
+    """
+    Verify that the more recent translations in the open-edx/openedx-translations project are not overridden.
+    """