diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f37062c..415c69c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     locale_generator.add_messages_domain("epubgrep");
     std::locale::global(locale_generator(""));
     cout.imbue(std::locale());
+    cerr.imbue(std::locale());
 
     po::variables_map vm;
     try