diff --git a/python-vcrpy.changes b/python-vcrpy.changes
index 51d694f..8597cbe 100644
--- a/python-vcrpy.changes
+++ b/python-vcrpy.changes
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 Mon Feb 24 09:14:21 UTC 2020 - Marketa Calabkova <mcalabkova@suse.com>
 
 - Added patch 0001-Revert-v4.0.x-Remove-legacy-python-and-add-python3.8.patch
-  * Enable python2 again since it breaks many packages.
+  * Enable python2 again since it breaks many packages
+- Fix locale on Leap
 
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 Fri Feb  7 14:58:03 UTC 2020 - Marketa Calabkova <mcalabkova@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-vcrpy.spec b/python-vcrpy.spec
index 4f553aa..2df6543 100644
--- a/python-vcrpy.spec
+++ b/python-vcrpy.spec
@@ -65,15 +65,18 @@ This is a Python version of Ruby's VCR library.
 rm -r tests/integration
 
 %build
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 %python_build
 
 %install
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}/vcr
 
 %check
 # Skip TestVCRConnection.testing_connect. Attempts
 # a real connection.
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 %pytest -k "not testing_connect"
 
 %files %{python_files}