diff --git a/core/src/main.rs b/core/src/main.rs
index fc6e430..306e9ca 100644
--- a/core/src/main.rs
+++ b/core/src/main.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,18 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
 
 fn init() -> Result<shell::Data, args::Status> {
 	let locale = {
-		let sys_locale = get_locale().unwrap_or("en-US".to_string());
+		let sys_locale = {
+			// use terminal locale if available
+			if let Ok(locale) = env::var("LANG") {
+				locale
+			} else if let Ok(locale) = env::var("LC_ALL") {
+				locale
+			} else if let Ok(locale) = env::var("LC_MESSAGES") {
+				locale
+			} else {
+				get_locale().unwrap_or("en-US".to_string())
+			}
+		};
 		if sys_locale.len() < 2 {
 			"en-US".to_string()
 		} else {
diff --git a/module-request-ai/src/main.rs b/module-request-ai/src/main.rs
index cef1a42..c321eba 100644
--- a/module-request-ai/src/main.rs
+++ b/module-request-ai/src/main.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+use std::env;
+
 use crate::requests::ai_suggestion;
 use sys_locale::get_locale;
 mod buffer;
@@ -36,7 +38,18 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
 	}
 
 	let locale = {
-		let sys_locale = get_locale().unwrap_or("en-US".to_string());
+		let sys_locale = {
+			// use terminal locale if available
+			if let Ok(locale) = env::var("LANG") {
+				locale
+			} else if let Ok(locale) = env::var("LC_ALL") {
+				locale
+			} else if let Ok(locale) = env::var("LC_MESSAGES") {
+				locale
+			} else {
+				get_locale().unwrap_or("en-US".to_string())
+			}
+		};
 		if sys_locale.len() < 2 {
 			"en-US".to_string()
 		} else {
@@ -60,7 +73,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
 	if command.split_whitespace().count() == 1 {
 		return Ok(());
 	}
-	ai_suggestion(&command, &error).await;
+	ai_suggestion(&command, &error, &locale).await;
 
 	Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/module-request-ai/src/requests.rs b/module-request-ai/src/requests.rs
index a9d5d55..5f3ff52 100644
--- a/module-request-ai/src/requests.rs
+++ b/module-request-ai/src/requests.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use askama::Template;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use sys_locale::get_locale;
-
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ struct AiPrompt<'a> {
 	set_locale: &'a str,
 }
 
-pub async fn ai_suggestion(last_command: &str, error_msg: &str) {
+pub async fn ai_suggestion(last_command: &str, error_msg: &str, locale: &str) {
 	let conf = match Conf::new() {
 		Some(conf) => conf,
 		None => {
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ pub async fn ai_suggestion(last_command: &str, error_msg: &str) {
 
 	let user_locale = {
 		let locale = std::env::var("_PR_AI_LOCALE")
-			.unwrap_or_else(|_| get_locale().unwrap_or("en-us".to_string()));
+			.unwrap_or_else(|_| locale.to_string());
 		if locale.len() < 2 {
 			"en-US".to_string()
 		} else {