diff --git a/proxmox/proxmox.template.debian.sh b/proxmox/proxmox.template.debian.sh
index 6b4f2ad..ba30b93 100755
--- a/proxmox/proxmox.template.debian.sh
+++ b/proxmox/proxmox.template.debian.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
 # manage locale {{{
 
 NEW_L="en_US.UTF-8"
+## Fix locale for the script
+export LANGUAGE="${NEW_L}"
+export LANG="${NEW_L}"
+export LC_ALL="${NEW_L}"
+
+## Generate new locale
 sed -i -e "s/# \(${NEW_L} UTF-8\)/\1/" /etc/locale.gen
 locale-gen
 echo "LANG=\"${NEW_L}\"" > /etc/default/locale