diff --git a/fish/config.fish b/fish/config.fish
index 666a7f0..74dc66a 100644
--- a/fish/config.fish
+++ b/fish/config.fish
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ set -x EDITOR $GUIX_HOME/bin/hx
 
 set -x VISUAL $GUIX_HOME/bin/hx
 
+set -x LANG en_US.UTF-8
+
+set -x LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
+
 
 alias ls='exa'