diff --git a/cms/envs/acceptance.py b/cms/envs/acceptance.py
index a1f5edb153..7debfe18d1 100644
--- a/cms/envs/acceptance.py
+++ b/cms/envs/acceptance.py
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ DATABASES = {
 # Use the auto_auth workflow for creating users and logging them in
 MITX_FEATURES['AUTOMATIC_AUTH_FOR_TESTING'] = True
 
+
+# HACK
+# Setting this flag to false causes imports to not load correctly in the lettuce python files
+# We do not yet understand why this occurs. Setting this to true is a stopgap measure
+USE_I18N = True
+
 # Include the lettuce app for acceptance testing, including the 'harvest' django-admin command
 INSTALLED_APPS += ('lettuce.django',)
 LETTUCE_APPS = ('contentstore',)
diff --git a/lms/envs/acceptance.py b/lms/envs/acceptance.py
index e9ac9762c2..f1132557cf 100644
--- a/lms/envs/acceptance.py
+++ b/lms/envs/acceptance.py
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE'] = True
 # Use the auto_auth workflow for creating users and logging them in
 MITX_FEATURES['AUTOMATIC_AUTH_FOR_TESTING'] = True
 
+# HACK
+# Setting this flag to false causes imports to not load correctly in the lettuce python files
+# We do not yet understand why this occurs. Setting this to true is a stopgap measure
+USE_I18N = True
+
 # Include the lettuce app for acceptance testing, including the 'harvest' django-admin command
 INSTALLED_APPS += ('lettuce.django',)
 LETTUCE_APPS = ('courseware',)