diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 59337b17f..2602ffee7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   DatabaseCleaner.orm = "mongo_mapper"
 
   config.before(:each) do
+    I18n.locale = :en
     EventMachine::HttpRequest.stub!(:new).and_return(FakeHttpRequest.new(:success))
     EventMachine::HttpRequest.any_instance.stubs(:post)
     EventMachine::HttpRequest.any_instance.stubs(:get)