diff --git a/debian-setup.sh b/debian-setup.sh
index fa59917..d316049 100644
--- a/debian-setup.sh
+++ b/debian-setup.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ apt update
 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
+
 # Vim no mouse select
 touch ~/.vimrc  # make sure file exists
 sed -i '/set mouse-=a /d' ~/.vimrc