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diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
index 992ae15f0..6b4d5dd6e 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 FROM {{ base_image }}:{{ base_distro_tag }}
 LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
 
+{% block base_lang %}
+# NOTE(yoctozepto): use a UTF-8 (Unicode) locale like standard image installs do
+# fixes issues arising from ascii fallback usage
+ENV LANG C.UTF-8
+{% endblock %}
+
 {# NOTE(SamYaple): Avoid uid/gid conflicts by creating each user/group up front. #}
 {# Specifics required such as homedir or shell are configured within the service specific image #}
 {%- for name, user in users | dictsort() %}