diff --git a/app/views/components/_translation-nav.html.erb b/app/views/components/_translation-nav.html.erb
index 6d594694e..27b3e692a 100644
--- a/app/views/components/_translation-nav.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/components/_translation-nav.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-<div class="app-c-translation-nav">
-  <ul class="app-c-translation-nav__list">
-    <% translations.each.with_index do |translation, i| %>
-      <li class="app-c-translation-nav__list__language">
-        <% if translation[:active] %>
-          <%= translation[:text] %>
-        <% else %>
-          <%= link_to translation[:text], translation[:base_path], lang: translation[:locale], rel: "alternate" %>
-        <% end %>
-      </li>
-    <% end %>
-  </ul>
-</div>
+<% translations ||= [] %>
+<% if translations.length > 1 %>
+  <div class="app-c-translation-nav">
+    <ul class="app-c-translation-nav__list">
+      <% translations.each.with_index do |translation, i| %>
+        <li class="app-c-translation-nav__list__language">
+          <% if translation[:active] %>
+            <%= translation[:text] %>
+          <% else %>
+            <%= link_to translation[:text], translation[:base_path], lang: translation[:locale], rel: "alternate" %>
+          <% end %>
+        </li>
+      <% end %>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/test/components/translation_nav_test.rb b/test/components/translation_nav_test.rb
index 2566b2e8b..651496fc4 100644
--- a/test/components/translation_nav_test.rb
+++ b/test/components/translation_nav_test.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,21 @@ def component_name
     "translation-nav"
   end
 
-  test "fails to render a translation nav when no translations are given" do
-    assert_raise do
-      render_component({})
-    end
+  test "renders nothing when no translations are given" do
+    assert_empty render_component({})
+  end
+
+  test "renders nothing when only one translation given" do
+    assert_empty render_component(
+      translations: [
+        {
+          locale: 'en',
+          base_path: '/en',
+          text: 'English',
+          active: true
+        }
+      ]
+    )
   end
 
   test "renders an active translation nav item with a text description" do