diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
index a6d0850..a6a2a5e 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
@@ -335,15 +335,15 @@ function content_translation_entity_prepare_form(EntityInterface $entity, $opera
   // If the Content Translation form language differs from the current form
   // language and we are editing an entity translation, we need to update the
   // form language to match the specified value.
-  $langcode = NULL;
+  $langcode = \Drupal::languageManager()->getCurrentLanguage(ContentTranslationFormLanguage::TYPE)->getId();
   $prepare_translation =
     $entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface &&
+    in_array($operation, ['default', 'edit']) &&
     count($entity->getTranslationLanguages()) > 1 &&
     !$form_state->get(['content_translation', 'source']) &&
     !$form_state->get(['content_translation', 'translation_form']) &&
-    ($langcode = \Drupal::languageManager()->getCurrentLanguage(ContentTranslationFormLanguage::TYPE)->getId()) &&
-    $entity->language()->getId() != $langcode
-    && $entity->hasTranslation($langcode);
+    $entity->language()->getId() != $langcode &&
+    $entity->hasTranslation($langcode);
 
   if ($prepare_translation) {
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormInterface $form_object*/