diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
index 8b196c51c8..a785f908c9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class Authenticate
         Carbon::setLocale($pref->data);
 
         setlocale(LC_TIME, Config::get('firefly.locales.' . $pref->data));
+        setlocale(LC_MONETARY, Config::get('firefly.locales.' . $pref->data));
 
         return $next($request);
     }
diff --git a/app/Support/Amount.php b/app/Support/Amount.php
index 0ef9c0ad2c..4e8f03a460 100644
--- a/app/Support/Amount.php
+++ b/app/Support/Amount.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Amount
     {
         $amount = floatval($amount);
         $amount = round($amount, 2);
-        $string = number_format($amount, 2, ',', '.');
+        $string = money_format('%!.2n', $amount);
 
         if ($coloured === true) {
             if ($amount === 0.0) {