diff --git a/bin/sugar.in b/bin/sugar.in
index 898bd59..7bdaf63 100644
--- a/bin/sugar.in
+++ b/bin/sugar.in
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ] ; do
     shift
 done
 
+if [ -z "$LANG" ]; then
+    export LANG=$(locale | grep ^LC_ALL | awk -F= '{print $2}')
+    [ "$LANG" ] || export LANG=C
+fi
+
 if test -z "$SUGAR_SCALING"; then
     export SUGAR_SCALING=72
 fi
@@ -65,4 +70,4 @@ fi
 echo Xcursor.theme: sugar | xrdb -merge
 metacity --no-force-fullscreen -d $DISPLAY &
 
-exec sugar-session
+exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session sugar-session