diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 6dfc3e4abf5..23c827e7db4 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Spork.prefork do
       SiteSetting.enable_system_avatars = false
       SiteSetting.automatically_download_gravatars = false
 
+      I18n.locale = :en
     end
 
     class TestCurrentUserProvider < Auth::DefaultCurrentUserProvider