diff --git a/test/unit/changeset_test.rb b/test/unit/changeset_test.rb
index df179eeac..002c90e74 100644
--- a/test/unit/changeset_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/changeset_test.rb
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class ChangesetTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_commit_closing_a_subproject_issue
-    with_settings :commit_fix_status_id => 5, :commit_fix_keywords => 'closes' do
+    with_settings :commit_fix_status_id => 5, :commit_fix_keywords => 'closes',
+                  :default_language => 'en' do
       issue = Issue.find(5)
       assert !issue.closed?
       assert_difference 'Journal.count' do