diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron-forge/forge.config.cjs b/apps/desktop/electron-forge/forge.config.cjs
index 49a5ebf07..b7dede684 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron-forge/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron-forge/forge.config.cjs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ module.exports = {
             const localesToKeep = LOCALES
                 .filter(locale => !locale.contentOnly)
                 .map(locale => locale.electronLocale.replace("_", "-"));
+            const keptLocales = new Set();
 
             for (const outputPath of packageResult.outputPaths) {
                 const localesDir = path.join(outputPath, 'locales');
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 for (const file of files) {
                     const localeName = path.basename(file, ".pak");
                     if (localesToKeep.includes(localeName)) {
+                        keptLocales.add(localeName);
                         continue;
                     }
 
@@ -169,6 +171,14 @@ module.exports = {
                     fs.unlinkSync(filePath);
                 }
             }
+
+            // Ensure all locales that should be kept are actually present.
+            for (const locale of localesToKeep) {
+                if (!keptLocales.has(locale)) {
+                    console.error(`Locale ${locale} was not found in the packaged app.`);
+                    process.exit(1);
+                }
+            }
         },
         // Gather all the artifacts produced by the makers and copy them to a common upload directory.
         postMake(_, makeResults) {