diff --git a/software/slaprunner/common.cfg b/software/slaprunner/common.cfg
index 430fc6380a769b1461907227dcacbeae0d3ac40f..f9ff004eb020c4a66485ddd1e8a7c0efaf64c43e 100644
--- a/software/slaprunner/common.cfg
+++ b/software/slaprunner/common.cfg
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ mode = 0644
 [template-bash-profile]
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.download
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/template/${:filename}
-md5sum = 0e88fc8739f2aff581da787c2843e682
+md5sum = 39dc910743c70d5120a778779a052cad
 location = ${buildout:parts-directory}/${:_buildout_section_name_}
 filename = bash_profile.in
 download-only = true
diff --git a/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in b/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in
index 54ff0ff77ee2498f8457bc0626cf53b8a5e1fa1e..6076e688896e66927f5cb29531a0ec16a76503bc 100644
--- a/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in
+++ b/software/slaprunner/template/bash_profile.in
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 cd {{ workdir }}
 export PATH={{- path }}
 export PS1="\w $ "
+export LANG="en_GB.UTF-8"