diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index 38dd88d..bef0c18 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ spcd_txt_locale() {
             if [ "${name}" != "LANGUAGE" ]; then
                 export "${name}=${long}"
             else
-                export "${name}=${locale}"
+                export "${name}=$(spcd_txt_locales language "${chosen}")"
             fi
         done
         spcd_split