diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/datetime.py b/bumblebee/modules/datetime.py
index 4141a53..e1b9236 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/datetime.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/datetime.py
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ Parameters:
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import datetime
+import locale
 import bumblebee.engine
 
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_TIME, locale.getdefaultlocale())
+
 ALIASES = [ "date", "time" ]
 
 def default_format(module):