diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index 9dd2c5c..be1669f 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1222,6 +1222,12 @@ spcd_step__packages_install_tools() {
     esac
 }
 
+spcd_step__packages_install_locales() {
+    spcd_step "Install locales"
+    spcd_txt_locales "install"
+    spcd_txt_locale "set" "${SPCD_TXT_LOCALE}"
+}
+
 # ╭──────┬────╮
 # │ step │ ca │
 # ╰──────┴────╯
@@ -1285,12 +1291,6 @@ spcd_step__packages_verify_https() {
     fi
 }
 
-spcd_step__packages_install_locales() {
-    spcd_step "Install locales"
-    spcd_txt_locales "install"
-    spcd_txt_locale "set" "${SPCD_TXT_LOCALE}"
-}
-
 spcd_step__packages_upgrade_system() {
     spcd_step "Upgrade system"
     case "${SPCD_PM}" in
@@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ spcd_main() {
     spcd_step__packages_trust_https
     spcd_step__packages_update_catalog
     spcd_step__packages_install_tools
+    spcd_step__packages_install_locales
     spcd_step_out
     # ca
     spcd_step_in "CA"
@@ -1520,7 +1521,6 @@ spcd_main() {
     # packages
     spcd_step_in "Packages"
     spcd_step__packages_verify_https
-    spcd_step__packages_install_locales
     spcd_step__packages_update_catalog
     spcd_step__packages_upgrade_system
     spcd_step__packages_install_dos2unix