1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/test-layout.c b/tests/test-layout.c
index 5362d6fc..a5b6d279 100644
--- a/tests/test-layout.c
+++ b/tests/test-layout.c
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   const gchar *name;
   gchar *path;
 
-  g_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
-
   /* allow to easily generate expected output for new test cases */
-  if (argc > 1)
+  if (argc > 1 && argv[1][0] != '-')
     {
       GString *string;
 
+      setlocale (LC_ALL, "en_US.utf8");
+
       string = g_string_sized_new (0);
       test_file (argv[1], string);
       g_test_message ("%s", string->str);
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
       return 0;
     }
 
+  g_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
   path = g_test_build_filename (G_TEST_DIST, "layouts", NULL);
   dir = g_dir_open (path, 0, &error);
   g_free (path);