diff --git a/scripts/pre-compile.sh b/scripts/pre-compile.sh
index ce2c532ca..71b42d003 100755
--- a/scripts/pre-compile.sh
+++ b/scripts/pre-compile.sh
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.."
 
 I18N_REPO_BRANCH="v$(./pkg-vsn.sh "${PROFILE_STR}" | tr -d '.' | cut -c 1-2)"
 
-UPDATE_I18N=${UPDATE_I18N:-true}
+DOWNLOAD_I18N_TRANSLATIONS=${DOWNLOAD_I18N_TRANSLATIONS:-true}
 # download desc (i18n) translations
-if [ "$UPDATE_I18N" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "updating i18n file from emqx-i18n repo"
+if [ "$DOWNLOAD_I18N_TRANSLATIONS" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "downloading i18n translation from emqx/emqx-i18n"
   start=$(date +%s)
   curl -L --silent --show-error \
        --output "apps/emqx_dashboard/priv/desc.zh.hocon" \
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emqx/emqx-i18n/${I18N_REPO_BRANCH}/desc.zh.hocon"
   end=$(date +%s)
   duration=$(echo "$end $start" | awk '{print $1 - $2}')
-  echo "updated  i18n file using $duration seconds, set UPDATE_I18N=false to skip"
+  echo "downloaded i18n translation in $duration seconds, set DOWNLOAD_I18N_TRANSLATIONS=false to skip"
 else
-  echo "skipping update i18n file from emqx-i18n repo, set UPDATE_I18N=true to update"
+  echo "skipping to download i18n translation from emqx/emqx-i18n, set DOWNLOAD_I18N_TRANSLATIONS=true to update"
 fi
 
 # TODO
-# make sbom a build artifcat
+# make sbom a build artifact
 # ./scripts/update-bom.sh "$PROFILE_STR" ./rel