diff --git a/mailpiler.sh b/mailpiler.sh
index fb7a90f..d4f9cf3 100644
--- a/mailpiler.sh
+++ b/mailpiler.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@
 # (C) 2021 Script design and prototype by Markus Helmke <m.helmke@nettwarker.de>
 # (C) 2021 Script rework and documentation by Thorsten Spille <thorsten@spille-edv.de>
 
-# configure system language
-dpkg-reconfigure locales
-
 source /root/zamba.conf
 
+sed -i "s|# $LXC_LOCALE|$LXC_LOCALE|" /etc/locale.gen
+cat << EOF > /etc/default/locale
+LANG="$LXC_LOCALE"
+LANGUAGE=$LXC_LOCALE
+EOF
+locale-gen $LXC_LOCALE
+
 # Set Timezone
 ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$LXC_TIMEZONE /etc/localtime