diff --git a/participation/management/commands/export_solutions.py b/participation/management/commands/export_solutions.py
index 1fcf130..23c6b62 100644
--- a/participation/management/commands/export_solutions.py
+++ b/participation/management/commands/export_solutions.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from django.utils.translation import activate
 from participation.models import Solution, Tournament
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        activate(settings.PREFERRED_LANGUAGE_CODE)
         base_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
         base_dir /= "output"
         if not base_dir.is_dir():