diff --git a/scripts/helpers.sh b/scripts/helpers.sh
index 744ae0e..a38b27a 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+export LANG=C
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 get_tmux_option() {
   local option="$1"
   local default_value="$2"
diff --git a/scripts/ram_percentage.sh b/scripts/ram_percentage.sh
index 99ae6be..df31c2c 100755
--- a/scripts/ram_percentage.sh
+++ b/scripts/ram_percentage.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-export LANG=C
-export LC_ALL=C
 
 source "$CURRENT_DIR/helpers.sh"