diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 45dc606ecc..3fdb2f43b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,40 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=repo_url::$repo_url" 
           echo "::set-output name=adj_build_number::$adj_build_num" 
 
-
-  browser:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+  locales-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Testing locales - extName length
+        run: |
+         found_error=false
+
+         echo "Locales Test"
+         echo "============"
+         echo "extName string must be 40 characters or less"
+         echo
+         for locale in $(ls src/_locales/); do
+           string_length=$(jq '.extName.message | length' src/_locales/$locale/messages.json)
+           if [[ $string_length -gt 40 ]]; then
+             echo "$locale: $string_length"
+             found_error=true
+           fi
+         done
+         
+         if $found_error; then
+           echo
+           echo "Please fix 'extName' for the locales listed above."
+           exit 1
+         else
+           echo "Test passed!"
+         fi 
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: [ setup, locales-test ]
     env:
       REPO_URL: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.repo_url }}
       BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.adj_build_number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9ce04db9d4..c4aed1f54f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,40 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: false
 
 
-  browser:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+  locales-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Testing locales - extName length
+        run: |
+         found_error=false
+
+         echo "Locales Test"
+         echo "============"
+         echo "extName string must be 40 characters or less"
+         echo
+         for locale in $(ls src/_locales/); do
+           string_length=$(jq '.extName.message | length' src/_locales/$locale/messages.json)
+           if [[ $string_length -gt 40 ]]; then
+             echo "$locale: $string_length"
+             found_error=true
+           fi
+         done
+
+         if $found_error; then
+           echo
+           echo "Please fix 'extName' for the locales listed above."
+           exit 1
+         else
+           echo "Test passed!"
+         fi
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: [ setup, locales-test ]
     env:
       REPO_URL: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.repo_url }}
       BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.adj_build_number }}