diff --git a/debian-setup.sh b/debian-setup.sh
index d316049..1f98005 100644
--- a/debian-setup.sh
+++ b/debian-setup.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ echo "[INFO] Installing necessary tools"
 apt install -y curl vim git sudo ca-certificates apt-transport-https haveged tree
 
 # set locale to 
-update-locale LANG=LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE
+# update-locale LANG=LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE
+echo 'LANG=en_US.UTF-8' > /etc/default/locale
 
 # Vim no mouse select
 touch ~/.vimrc  # make sure file exists