diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index a6d3741..2c4cc59 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ umask 0007
 export GTK_IM_MODULE="fcitx"
 export QT_IM_MODULE="fcitx"
 export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"
+export LANG="en_IL.utf8"
 export BORG_REPO="/media/backup/"
 export BORG_PASSCOMMAND="cat ${HOME}/.keys/borg-passphrase.txt"
 export PYTHON_KEYRING_BACKEND="keyring.backends.null.Keyring"