diff --git a/scripts/battery.sh b/scripts/battery.sh
index 4d57ad0..9d1e52a 100755
--- a/scripts/battery.sh
+++ b/scripts/battery.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 linux_acpi() {
     arg=$1
diff --git a/scripts/cpu_info.sh b/scripts/cpu_info.sh
index b96c399..cc10c9d 100755
--- a/scripts/cpu_info.sh
+++ b/scripts/cpu_info.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 # function for getting the refresh rate
 get_tmux_option() {
diff --git a/scripts/dracula.sh b/scripts/dracula.sh
index 7a67e58..6548fd6 100755
--- a/scripts/dracula.sh
+++ b/scripts/dracula.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 get_tmux_option() {
   local option=$1
diff --git a/scripts/gpu_usage.sh b/scripts/gpu_usage.sh
index 785cf8f..d9685c8 100755
--- a/scripts/gpu_usage.sh
+++ b/scripts/gpu_usage.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 # function for getting the refresh rate
 get_tmux_option() {
diff --git a/scripts/network.sh b/scripts/network.sh
index 145d142..bd7f84e 100755
--- a/scripts/network.sh
+++ b/scripts/network.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 HOSTS="google.com github.com example.com"
 
diff --git a/scripts/ram_info.sh b/scripts/ram_info.sh
index 98d348d..bddedef 100755
--- a/scripts/ram_info.sh
+++ b/scripts/ram_info.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 # function for getting the refresh rate
 get_tmux_option() {
diff --git a/scripts/sleep_weather.sh b/scripts/sleep_weather.sh
index d42adb0..b18bf39 100755
--- a/scripts/sleep_weather.sh
+++ b/scripts/sleep_weather.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 #wrapper script for running weather on interval
 
diff --git a/scripts/weather.sh b/scripts/weather.sh
index b5bf371..8cdcd70 100755
--- a/scripts/weather.sh
+++ b/scripts/weather.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-
+# setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 fahrenheit=$1