diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87d1228b..2c75209a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ lint:
 
 test: install_deps
 	$(info ******************** running tests ********************)
-	LANGUAGE="en" go test -v ./...
+	go test -v ./...
+	LANGUAGE="en" go test -tags locales -v ./...
 
 richtest: install_deps
 	$(info ******************** running tests with kyoh86/richgo ********************)
diff --git a/localizer_test.go b/localizer_test.go
index 44ef594c..41e28faa 100644
--- a/localizer_test.go
+++ b/localizer_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+//go:build locales
+// +build locales
+
 package cobra
 
 import (