diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_for_crowdin_updates.yml b/.github/workflows/check_for_crowdin_updates.yml
index 812b054..c09298a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_for_crowdin_updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_for_crowdin_updates.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ jobs:
             "${{ github.workspace }}/raw_translations" \
             "${{ github.workspace }}/desktop/_locales" \
             "${{ github.workspace }}/desktop/ts/localization/constants.ts"
+
+      - name: Validate strings for Desktop
+        run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}/desktop && npm install -g yarn && yarn build:locales
+
       - name: Upload Desktop artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/actions/checkout_desktop/action.yml b/actions/checkout_desktop/action.yml
index e7b8fc3..dc28d7f 100644
--- a/actions/checkout_desktop/action.yml
+++ b/actions/checkout_desktop/action.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ runs:
           repository: 'session-foundation/session-desktop'
           path: 'desktop'
           ref: 'dev'
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: 'desktop/.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Remove existing strings
         shell: bash
         run: |