diff --git a/gp-includes/things/original.php b/gp-includes/things/original.php
index ade11ae07..53d251244 100644
--- a/gp-includes/things/original.php
+++ b/gp-includes/things/original.php
@@ -211,12 +211,8 @@ function( $entry ) {
 		foreach ( $translations->entries as $key => $entry ) {
 			$wpdb->queries = array();
 
-			if ( ! $entry->context ) {
-				$entry->context = '';
-			}
-
 			// Context needs to match VARCHAR(255) in the database schema.
-			if ( mb_strlen( $entry->context ) > 255 ) {
+			if ( is_string( $entry->context ) && mb_strlen( $entry->context ) > 255 ) {
 				$entry->context                         = mb_substr( $entry->context, 0, 255 );
 				$translations->entries[ $entry->key() ] = $entry;
 			}