diff --git a/test/create_test_db b/test/create_test_db
index 0b4019ff2..e174043e3 100755
--- a/test/create_test_db
+++ b/test/create_test_db
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ WHERE pg_stat_activity.datname = '$DB'
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DB;
 DROP ROLE IF EXISTS $TEST_USER_NAME;
 CREATE USER $TEST_USER_NAME WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN NOINHERIT PASSWORD '$TEST_USER_PASS' CREATEROLE;
-CREATE DATABASE $DB OWNER $TEST_USER_NAME;
+CREATE DATABASE $DB OWNER $TEST_USER_NAME LC_COLLATE 'POSIX' LC_CTYPE 'POSIX' TEMPLATE template0;
 \\connect $DB
 ALTER SCHEMA public OWNER TO $TEST_USER_NAME;
+ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_MESSAGES = 'POSIX';
+ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_MONETARY = 'POSIX';
+ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_NUMERIC = 'POSIX';
+ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_TIME = 'POSIX';
 EOF
 
 #Remove database path from the connection uri--prevents setting up the new database name with PGDATABASE