--- a/client/src/test/java/com/redhat/thermostat/client/ui/DisplayableValuesTest.java	Tue May 01 17:16:39 2012 -0400
+++ b/client/src/test/java/com/redhat/thermostat/client/ui/DisplayableValuesTest.java	Wed May 02 16:51:42 2012 +0200
@@ -38,10 +38,27 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class DisplayableValuesTest {
 
+    private static Locale defaultLocale;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUp() {
+        defaultLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDown() {
+        Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testBytes() {
         testBytesOutput("1", "B", DisplayableValues.bytes(1));