diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b9fb54d04..2e221927a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Deluge 1.1.3 - (In Development)
+ Misc:
+  * Fix issue when initializing gettext that would prevent deluge from starting
+
 Deluge 1.1.2 - (31 January 2009)
  Core:
   * Fix issue where torrents get stuck Checking
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index cfa3db24a..b9c6eb5df 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ class GtkUI:
 
         # Initialize gettext
         try:
-            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
             if hasattr(locale, "bindtextdomain"):
                 locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
             if hasattr(locale, "textdomain"):
@@ -128,7 +127,8 @@ class GtkUI:
             gettext.textdomain("deluge")
             gettext.install("deluge", pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", "i18n"))
         except Exception, e:
-            log.error("Unable to initialize gettext/locale: %s", e)
+            log.error("Unable to initialize gettext/locale!")
+            log.exception(e)
 
         # Setup signals
         try: