diff --git a/qgispluginci/release.py b/qgispluginci/release.py
index 23546cd9..f916659f 100644
--- a/qgispluginci/release.py
+++ b/qgispluginci/release.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from glob import glob
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import mkstemp
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Tuple
 
 import git
 from github import Github, GithubException
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def create_archive(
     is_prerelease: bool = False,
     raise_min_version: str = None,
     disable_submodule_update: bool = False,
-    asset_paths: List[str] = [],
+    asset_paths: Tuple[str] = (),
 ):
     repo = git.Repo()
 
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def release(
         parameters,
         release_version,
         archive_name,
-        add_translations=tx_api_token is not None,
+        add_translations=bool(tx_api_token),
         allow_uncommitted_changes=allow_uncommitted_changes,
         is_prerelease=is_prerelease,
         disable_submodule_update=disable_submodule_update,
diff --git a/test/test_release.py b/test/test_release.py
index ceec0547..d06b3178 100755
--- a/test/test_release.py
+++ b/test/test_release.py
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ def test_release_from_pyproject(self):
         print(self.pyproject_params)
         release(self.pyproject_params, RELEASE_VERSION_TEST)
 
+    def test_release_with_empty_tx_token(self):
+        release(
+            self.qgis_plugin_config_params,
+            RELEASE_VERSION_TEST,
+            tx_api_token="",
+        )
+
     @unittest.skipIf(can_skip_test(), "Missing tx_api_token")
     def test_release_with_transifex(self):
         Translation(self.qgis_plugin_config_params, tx_api_token=self.tx_api_token)