diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/media_monitor.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/media_monitor.py
index 2a4558191..024b5ae41 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/media_monitor.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/media_monitor.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def configure_locale():
             new_locale = default_locale
             
         test = re.compile(r"UTF-?8", re.IGNORECASE)
-        if re.findall(new_locale):
+        if test.findall(new_locale):
             logger.info("New locale set to: %s", locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, new_locale))
         else:
             logger.info("Invalid locale %s", new_locale)
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypocli.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypocli.py
index b1c58fc88..0f804fd30 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypocli.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypocli.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def configure_locale():
             new_locale = default_locale
             
         test = re.compile(r"UTF-?8", re.IGNORECASE)
-        if re.findall(new_locale):
+        if test.findall(new_locale):
             logger.info("New locale set to: %s", locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, new_locale))
         else:
             logger.info("Invalid locale %s", new_locale)