diff --git a/scripts/translation/libqa/OutputBuffer.php b/scripts/translation/libqa/OutputBuffer.php
index ef443ae37..0e4566d17 100644
--- a/scripts/translation/libqa/OutputBuffer.php
+++ b/scripts/translation/libqa/OutputBuffer.php
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ class OutputBuffer
 
     function __construct( string $header , string $filename , OutputIgnore $ignore )
     {
-        if ( str_starts_with( $filename , "./" ) )
-            $filename = substr( $filename , 2 );
+        $filename = str_replace( "/./" , "/" , $filename );
 
         $this->header = $header . ": " . $filename . "\n\n";
         $this->filename = $filename;
diff --git a/scripts/translation/syncxmla.php b/scripts/translation/syncxmla.php
index 3bfbb01dd..4576e59cb 100644
--- a/scripts/translation/syncxmla.php
+++ b/scripts/translation/syncxmla.php
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/libqa/all.php';
 
+$ignore = new OutputIgnore( $argv ); // always first, may exit.
 $oklist = SyncFileList::load();
-$ignore = new OutputIgnore( $argv );
 
 foreach ( $oklist as $file )
 {
     $source = $file->sourceDir . '/' . $file->file;
     $target = $file->targetDir . '/' . $file->file;
-    $output = new OutputBuffer( "qaxml.a" , $file->file , $ignore );
+    $output = new OutputBuffer( "# qaxml.a" , $target , $ignore );
 
     [ $s , $e ] = XmlFrag::loadXmlFragmentFile( $source );
     [ $t , $e ] = XmlFrag::loadXmlFragmentFile( $target );