diff --git a/dockerfiles/heat-container-agent/launch b/dockerfiles/heat-container-agent/launch
index bdba74cda3..f985caff7c 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/heat-container-agent/launch
+++ b/dockerfiles/heat-container-agent/launch
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 /opt/heat-container-agent/configure_container_agent.sh
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 exec os-collect-config --debug