diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index fe5d6ab..baf6e21 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -yq install openssh-server btrfs-tools rs
 SCRIPT
 
   $pre_part = <<SCRIPT
-lsof|awk '/backup/ { print $2 }'| xargs --no-run-if-empty kill -9
+sed -i -e 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/' /etc/locale.gen && \
+    sed -i -e 's/# fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8/fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8/' /etc/locale.gen && \
+    echo 'LANG="fr_FR.UTF-8"'>/etc/default/locale && \
+    dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive locales && \
+    update-locale LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
+lsof | awk '/backup/ { print $2 }' | xargs --no-run-if-empty kill -9
 grep -q /backup /proc/mounts && umount -R /backup
 exit 0
 SCRIPT