diff --git a/conf/i3/config b/conf/i3/config
index e2dbe074..e1b3d5c8 100644
--- a/conf/i3/config
+++ b/conf/i3/config
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ exec --no-startup-id blueman-applet
 #exec --no-startup-id flatpak run org.gajim.Gajim --gapplication-service
 exec --no-startup-id dino --gapplication-service
 # Telegram
-#exec --no-startup-id sleep 15 && env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.desktop /var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/telegram-desktop -startintray
-#exec --no-startup-id sleep 15 && telegram-desktop -startintray
-exec --no-startup-id flatpak run --branch=beta --command=telegram-desktop --file-forwarding org.telegram.desktop -startintray
+#exec --no-startup-id sleep 15 && env LANG=en BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop.desktop /var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/telegram-desktop -startintray
+#exec --no-startup-id sleep 15 && env LANG=en telegram-desktop -startintray
+exec --no-startup-id env LANG=en flatpak run --branch=beta --command=telegram-desktop --file-forwarding org.telegram.desktop -startintray
 # HexChat IRC client in tray
 #exec --no-startup-id sleep 20 && io.github.Hexchat --minimize=2
 # who actually prefers HexChat?