diff --git a/scripts/update/alma.sh b/scripts/update/alma.sh
index 7e0e4ef8c..8b0e82863 100755
--- a/scripts/update/alma.sh
+++ b/scripts/update/alma.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin
 export PATH
+LANG=C.UTF-8
 
 
 if [ -f /etc/motd ];then