diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 77aad3e..f52cdc3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@ Handle project workflows in a unified way:
 #### Shell
 
 * comment
-* display locales
-  * default
-    * effective
-  * selected
-    * effective
 * handle errors
 * packages
   * configure
diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index c22abf8..3b510f8 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -378,8 +378,9 @@ spcd_txt_get() {
 }
 
 spcd_txt_locale() {
-    local value name
     locale
+    spcd_split
+    local value name
     if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
         value="${1}"
     else