diff --git a/system.conf b/system.conf
index 64abf02..5a064b4 100644
--- a/system.conf
+++ b/system.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DISK=/dev/vda              # TARGET DISK — WILL BE COMPLETELY ERASED (e.g. /de
 HOSTNAME=arch-th
 USERNAME=tobias
 TIMEZONE=Europe/Berlin
-LOCALE=en_US.UTF-8
+LOCALE=de_DE.UTF-8
 KEYMAP=de
 
 # --- hardware / role (used by 02-system) ---