diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs
index 9d2a804aec..170a65396f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseHttpServer.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         /// <param name="stateinfo"></param>
         public virtual void HandleRequest(Object stateinfo)
         {
+            // force the culture to en-US
+            Culture.SetCurrentCulture();
+
             // If we don't catch the exception here it will just disappear into the thread pool and we'll be none the wiser
             try
             {