diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index ea115de9..a2bb928f 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
     mode: 0700
   register: pgdata_dir_exist
 
+- name: PostgreSQL | Get locales
+  shell: locale -a
+  register: locales
+
+- name: PostgreSQL | Ensure the locale is generated
+  sudo: yes
+  shell: locale-gen {{postgresql_locale.split('.').0}}
+  when: "'{{postgresql_locale.split('.').0 }}' not in locales.stdout"
+
 - name: PostgreSQL | Reset the cluster - drop the existing one
   shell: pg_dropcluster --stop {{postgresql_version}} {{postgresql_cluster_name}}
   sudo: yes