diff --git a/eslint-plugin-expensify/tests/use-periods-error-messages.test.js b/eslint-plugin-expensify/tests/use-periods-error-messages.test.js
index c0c3c4b..b622105 100644
--- a/eslint-plugin-expensify/tests/use-periods-error-messages.test.js
+++ b/eslint-plugin-expensify/tests/use-periods-error-messages.test.js
@@ -9,27 +9,48 @@ const ruleTester = new RuleTester({
     },
 });
 
-const goodExample = `
+const goodExampleSingleSentence = `
+error: {
+    testMessage: 'This is a test message'
+}
+`;
+
+const goodExampleMultipleSentences = `
+error: {
+    testMessage: 'This is a test message. Last period is mandatory.'
+}
+`;
+
+const badExampleSingleSentence = `
 error: {
     testMessage: 'This is a test message.'
 }
 `;
 
-const badExample = `
+const badExampleMultipleSentences = `
 error: {
-    testMessage: 'This is a test message'
+    testMessage: 'This is a test message. Last period is mandatory'
 }
 `;
 
 ruleTester.run('use-periods-for-error-messages', rule, {
     valid: [
         {
-            code: goodExample,
+            code: goodExampleSingleSentence,
+        },
+        {
+            code: goodExampleMultipleSentences,
         },
     ],
     invalid: [
         {
-            code: badExample,
+            code: badExampleSingleSentence,
+            errors: [{
+                message,
+            }],
+        },
+        {
+            code: badExampleMultipleSentences,
             errors: [{
                 message,
             }],
diff --git a/eslint-plugin-expensify/use-periods-for-error-messages.js b/eslint-plugin-expensify/use-periods-for-error-messages.js
index bec9b78..1c34878 100644
--- a/eslint-plugin-expensify/use-periods-for-error-messages.js
+++ b/eslint-plugin-expensify/use-periods-for-error-messages.js
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ module.exports = {
                         return;
                     }
                     const errorMessage = property.value.value;
-                    if (!errorMessage.endsWith('.')) {
+
+                    // Only enforce period rule if more than one sentence
+                    const sentenceCount = errorMessage.split('.').filter(sentence => sentence.trim().length > 0).length;
+
+                    if (sentenceCount > 1 && !errorMessage.endsWith('.')) {
                         context.report({
                             node: property,
                             message,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e1a744..4878940 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eslint-config-expensify",
-  "version": "2.0.52",
+  "version": "2.0.53",
   "description": "Expensify's ESLint configuration following our style guide",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {