diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 683311a8a..2ad0be96b 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@
               <value>${testsrcs.dir}</value>
             </property>
           </systemProperties>
+          <argLine>-Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US</argLine>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>