diff --git a/qgispluginci/translation.py b/qgispluginci/translation.py
index 1df7616e..2a6b0bfa 100644
--- a/qgispluginci/translation.py
+++ b/qgispluginci/translation.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from pytransifex import Transifex
+from pytransifex.exceptions import PyTransifexException
 from qgispluginci.parameters import Parameters
 from qgispluginci.exceptions import TranslationFailed, TransifexNoResource, TransifexManyResources
 from qgispluginci.utils import touch_file
@@ -37,14 +38,24 @@ def __init__(self, parameters: Parameters,
         elif create_project:
             print('project does not exists on Transifex, creating one as {o}/{p}'.format(o=self.parameters.transifex_organization,
                                                                                          p=self.parameters.transifex_project))
-            self._t.create_project(slug=self.parameters.transifex_project,
-                                repository_url=self.parameters.repository_url,
-                                source_language_code=parameters.translation_source_language)
+
+            # one might get '{"errors":[{"code":"conflict","title":"Conflict error","status":"409","detail":"Team with this Organization and Name already exists."}]}'
+            # when the "create_project" phase is ok, but failed on "create_resource"
+            try:
+                self._t.create_project(slug=self.parameters.transifex_project,
+                                    repository_url=self.parameters.repository_url,
+                                    source_language_code=parameters.translation_source_language)
+            except PyTransifexException as error:
+                if error.response.json()['errors'][0]['status'] != '409':
+                    raise error
+
             self.update_strings()
             print('creating resource in {o}/{p}/{r} with {f}'.format(o=self.parameters.transifex_organization,
                                                                  p=self.parameters.transifex_project,
                                                                  r=self.parameters.transifex_resource,
                                                                  f=self.ts_file))
+
+            print('PRINTTTT', self.parameters.transifex_project, self.ts_file, self.parameters.transifex_resource)
             self._t.create_resource(project_slug=self.parameters.transifex_project,
                                  path_to_file=self.ts_file,
                                  resource_slug=self.parameters.transifex_resource)
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ def update_strings(self):
         source_files = []
         for ext in ('py', 'ui'):
             for file in glob.glob('{dir}/**/*.{ext}'.format(dir=self.parameters.plugin_path, ext=ext), recursive=True):
-                source_files.append(file)
+                source_files.append(str(Path(file).relative_to('./qgis_plugin_ci_testing')))
         
         touch_file(self.ts_file)
 
@@ -69,11 +80,17 @@ def update_strings(self):
         with open(project_file, 'w') as f:
             assert f.write('CODECFORTR = UTF-8\n')
             assert f.write('SOURCES = {}\n'.format(' '.join(source_files)))
-            assert f.write('TRANSLATIONS = {}\n'.format(self.ts_file))
+            assert f.write('TRANSLATIONS = {}\n'.format(Path(self.ts_file).relative_to('./qgis_plugin_ci_testing')))
             f.flush()
+            f.close()
 
         cmd = [self.parameters.pylupdate5_path, '-noobsolete', str(project_file)]
 
+        print('running: ', cmd)
+        print('contents: ', open(project_file, "r").read())
+        print(Path(self.ts_file).exists())
+        print('contents: ', open(self.ts_file, "r").read())
+
         output = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
 
         project_file.unlink()
@@ -82,6 +99,8 @@ def update_strings(self):
             raise TranslationFailed(output.stderr)
         else:
             print('Successfully run pylupdate5: {}'.format(output.stdout))
+            print(Path(self.ts_file).exists())
+            print('contents: ', open(self.ts_file, "r").read())
 
     def compile_strings(self):
         """