diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 6bebb8a0..7b3b6941 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2329,6 +2329,8 @@ Tobias Grimm <tobias.grimm@e-tobi.net>
  for a patch that added a workaround for the broken linux-dvb driver header files
  for reporting a faulty "frame duration" instead of "frame rate" in vdr.5
  for avoiding a gcc 4.6 compiler error in the skincurses plugin.
+ for suggesting to move setting LC_NUMERIC further up to make sure any floating point
+ numbers use a decimal point
 
 Helge Lenz <h.lenz@gmx.de>
  for reporting a bug in setting the 'Delta' parameter when calling the shutdown
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 6a173bd8..e4d8aac8 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7010,7 +7010,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
     which is higher than any normal table id that is broadcast in the EIT data.
   See PLUGINS.html, section "Electronic Program Guide" for more information.
 
-2012-03-13: Version 1.7.27
+2012-03-14: Version 1.7.27
 
 - Updated the Finnish OSD texts (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
 - Changed the Green button in the "Edit timer" menu from "Once" to "Single"
@@ -7043,3 +7043,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - No longer using GetFont() (which is not thread safe) in the 'osddemo' plugin.
 - No longer using GetFont() (which is not thread safe) in cSubtitleRegion::UpdateTextData().
 - Fixed a memory leak in cSubtitleRegion::UpdateTextData().
+- Moved setting LC_NUMERIC further up to make sure any floating point numbers use a
+  decimal point (suggested by Tobias Grimm).
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 6df53fdd..bafd4efd 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.tvdr.de
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 2.34 2012/03/09 09:55:15 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 2.35 2012/03/14 09:09:19 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // Initiate locale:
 
   setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+  setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C"); // makes sure any floating point numbers written use a decimal point
 
   // Command line options:
 
@@ -550,7 +551,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
      isyslog("codeset is '%s' - %s", CodeSet, known ? "known" : "unknown");
      cCharSetConv::SetSystemCharacterTable(CodeSet);
      }
-  setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C"); // makes sure any floating point numbers written use a decimal point
 
   // Initialize internationalization: