diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/core/BiomesOPlenty.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/core/BiomesOPlenty.java
index 75f091af6..b5f10db04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/core/BiomesOPlenty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/core/BiomesOPlenty.java
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public class BiomesOPlenty
     {
         configDirectory = new File(event.getModConfigurationDirectory(), "biomesoplenty");
 
+        //fixes turkish locale bug
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.ENGLISH);
+
         TrailManager.retrieveTrails();
         ModConfiguration.init(configDirectory);