diff --git a/distrobuilder/debian-sid.yml b/distrobuilder/debian-sid.yml
index 127a8cd..fb22282 100644
--- a/distrobuilder/debian-sid.yml
+++ b/distrobuilder/debian-sid.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ actions:
       set -eux
   
       # Make sure the locale is built and functional
-      export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
+      echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" | tee --append /etc/locale.gen
       dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive locales
-      #update-locale LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+      update-locale LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  
       # Cleanup underlying /run
       mount -o bind / /mnt