diff -Nru click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/cr_scope.py click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/cr_scope.py
--- click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/cr_scope.py	2015-11-18 16:01:40.000000000 +0000
+++ click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/cr_scope.py	2015-11-18 16:08:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                 f = i.lower()
                 if f not in required and f not in optional and \
                    (f.split("[")[0] not in translated or not
-                       re.search(r'.*\[[a-z][a-z](_[a-z][a-z])?\]$', f)):
+                       re.search('.*\[[a-z]{2,3}(_[a-z]{2,3})?\]$', f)):
                     unknown.append(f)
 
             if len(unknown) == 1:
diff -Nru click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/tests/test_cr_scope.py click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/tests/test_cr_scope.py
--- click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/tests/test_cr_scope.py	2015-11-18 16:01:40.000000000 +0000
+++ click-reviewers-tools-0.35/clickreviews/tests/test_cr_scope.py	2015-11-18 16:08:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@
         expected_counts = {'info': None, 'warn': 0, 'error': 0}
         self.check_results(r, expected_counts)
 
+    def test_check_scope_ini_translated_field3(self):
+        '''Test check_scope_ini() - translated field - ast'''
+        config = self._stub_config()
+        config['searchhint[ast]'] = "foo"
+        scope = self._create_scope(config)
+
+        self.set_test_scope(self.default_appname, scope)
+        c = ClickReviewScope(self.test_name)
+        c.check_scope_ini()
+        r = c.click_report
+        expected_counts = {'info': None, 'warn': 0, 'error': 0}
+        self.check_results(r, expected_counts)
+
     def test_check_scope_ini_bad_translated_field(self):
         '''Test check_scope_ini() - bad translated field'''
         config = self._stub_config()
@@ -158,6 +171,19 @@
         expected_counts = {'info': None, 'warn': 1, 'error': 0}
         self.check_results(r, expected_counts)
 
+    def test_check_scope_ini_bad_translated_field2(self):
+        '''Test check_scope_ini() - translated field - de_DE'''
+        config = self._stub_config()
+        config['searchhint[de_DE]'] = "foo"
+        scope = self._create_scope(config)
+
+        self.set_test_scope(self.default_appname, scope)
+        c = ClickReviewScope(self.test_name)
+        c.check_scope_ini()
+        r = c.click_report
+        expected_counts = {'info': None, 'warn': 0, 'error': 0}
+        self.check_results(r, expected_counts)
+
     def test_check_scope_ini_nonexistent_field(self):
         '''Test check_scope_ini() - non-existent field'''
         config = self._stub_config()
diff -Nru click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/bzr-builder.manifest click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/bzr-builder.manifest
--- click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/bzr-builder.manifest	2015-11-18 16:01:41.000000000 +0000
+++ click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/bzr-builder.manifest	2015-11-18 16:08:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# bzr-builder format 0.3 deb-version {debupstream}-0~548
-lp:click-reviewers-tools revid:jamie@ubuntu.com-20151118155623-e3ewmdxr6df8amm8
+# bzr-builder format 0.3 deb-version {debupstream}-0~550
+lp:click-reviewers-tools revid:daniel.holbach@canonical.com-20151118160525-2795s50iitvkusyc
diff -Nru click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/changelog click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/changelog
--- click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/changelog	2015-11-18 16:01:41.000000000 +0000
+++ click-reviewers-tools-0.35/debian/changelog	2015-11-18 16:08:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-click-reviewers-tools (0.35-0~548~ubuntu16.04.1) xenial; urgency=low
+click-reviewers-tools (0.35-0~550~ubuntu16.04.1) xenial; urgency=low
 
   * Auto build.
 
- -- Daniel Holbach <daniel.holbach@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:01:41 +0000
+ -- Daniel Holbach <daniel.holbach@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:08:30 +0000
 
 click-reviewers-tools (0.35) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
   [ Daniel Holbach ]
   * Pass absolute path of click or snap file - that way it's safe even if we
     chdir (LP: #1514346).
+  * Allow translated scope .ini fields to have 3 letters as their lang_code
+    identifier, ie. 'ast'. (LP: #1517017)
 
- -- Jamie Strandboge <jamie@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:36:49 -0600
+ -- Daniel Holbach <daniel.holbach@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:40:38 +0100
 
 click-reviewers-tools (0.34) wily; urgency=medium