diff --git a/gooey/tests/__init__.py b/gooey/tests/__init__.py
index 4868a4c6..d6856807 100644
--- a/gooey/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/gooey/tests/__init__.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def InitLocale(self):
             self._initial_locale = None
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C')
         else:
-            lang, enc = locale.getdefaultlocale()
+            lang, enc = locale.getlocale()
             self._initial_locale = wx.Locale(lang, lang[:2], lang)
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, lang)
 
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ def setUpModule():
 
 def tearDownModule():
     global app
-    app.Destroy()
\ No newline at end of file
+    app.Destroy()