diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 3fd07961..3cfc977e 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ _lxc_cache_map:
   arch: "{{ lxc_architecture_mapping.get( ansible_architecture ) }}"
   release: 7
   copy_from_host:
+    - /etc/default/locale
     - /etc/environment
     - /etc/localtime
+    - /etc/locale.conf
     - /etc/protocols
     - /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/
     - /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fastestmirror.conf
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index d46a89dc..ff173794 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ _lxc_cache_map:
   arch: "{{ lxc_architecture_mapping.get( ansible_architecture ) }}"
   release: "42.3"
   copy_from_host:
+    - /etc/default/locale
     - /etc/environment
     - /etc/localtime
+    - /etc/locale.conf
     - /etc/protocols
     - /etc/zypp/repos.d/repo-oss.repo
     - /etc/zypp/repos.d/repo-update.repo
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index ccbd7237..5aa22fa9 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ _lxc_cache_map:
     - /etc/apt/sources.list
     - /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
     - /etc/apt/preferences.d/
+    - /etc/default/locale
     - /etc/environment
     - /etc/localtime
+    - /etc/locale.conf
     - /root/repo.keys
     - /etc/protocols