diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 75d82e2..62642d9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ RUN /opt/netbox/venv/bin/pip install \
 ARG FROM
 FROM ${FROM} as main
 
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive LANG=C.UTF-8
 RUN . /etc/os-release \
   && apt-get update -qq \
   && apt-get upgrade \
diff --git a/env/netbox.env b/env/netbox.env
index 7a99d65..6593cbc 100644
--- a/env/netbox.env
+++ b/env/netbox.env
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ EMAIL_USERNAME=netbox
 EMAIL_USE_SSL=false
 EMAIL_USE_TLS=false
 HOUSEKEEPING_INTERVAL=86400
-LANG=C.UTF-8
 MAX_PAGE_SIZE=1000
 MEDIA_ROOT=/opt/netbox/netbox/media
 METRICS_ENABLED=false