diff --git a/hosts/canopus/default.nix b/hosts/canopus/default.nix
index f3e421c..2bf3871 100755
--- a/hosts/canopus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/canopus/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   time.timeZone = "Asia/Kolkata";
   i18n = {
-    defaultLocale = "en_IN";
+    defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
     extraLocaleSettings = {
       LC_ADDRESS = "en_IN";
       LC_IDENTIFICATION = "en_IN";