diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs
index 42ca56c574..5b3e27d3b7 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/translation/Translation.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.language;
 using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.property;
 using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.task;
 using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web;
+using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 
 namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.translation
@@ -95,10 +96,14 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.translation
             var props = d.GenericProperties;
             foreach (Property p in props)
             {
-                if (p.Value.GetType() == "".GetType())
+                var asString = p.Value as string;
+                if (asString != null)
                 {
-                    if (p.Value.ToString().Trim() != "")
-                        words += CountWordsInString(p.Value.ToString());
+                    var trimmed = asString.Trim();
+                    if (trimmed.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false)
+                    {
+                        words += CountWordsInString(trimmed);
+                    }
                 }
             }