diff --git a/projects/01_fyyur/starter_code/app.py b/projects/01_fyyur/starter_code/app.py
index b30c04a42a2..7b2192ac3ee 100644
--- a/projects/01_fyyur/starter_code/app.py
+++ b/projects/01_fyyur/starter_code/app.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def format_datetime(value, format='medium'):
       format="EEEE MMMM, d, y 'at' h:mma"
   elif format == 'medium':
       format="EE MM, dd, y h:mma"
-  return babel.dates.format_datetime(date, format)
+  return babel.dates.format_datetime(date, format, locale='en')
 
 app.jinja_env.filters['datetime'] = format_datetime