diff --git a/bin/netsvc.py b/bin/netsvc.py
index f44d0e0f8a0..1f1904ac179 100644
--- a/bin/netsvc.py
+++ b/bin/netsvc.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def init_logger():
 
     logger = logging.getLogger()
     # create a format for log messages and dates
-    formatter = logging.Formatter('[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s', '%a %b %d %Y %H:%M:%S')
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 
     if tools.config['syslog']:
         # SysLog Handler
diff --git a/bin/tools/translate.py b/bin/tools/translate.py
index 4345a865ffa..8238180df49 100644
--- a/bin/tools/translate.py
+++ b/bin/tools/translate.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def trans_load_data(db_name, fileobj, fileformat, lang, strict=False, lang_name=
                                             })
 	# Here we try to reset the locale regardless.
         try:
-            locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, str(lc + '.' + encoding))
+            locale.resetlocale(locale.LC_ALL)
         except:
             pass
         lang_ids = lang_obj.search(cr, uid, [])