diff --git a/roles/base/handlers/main.yml b/roles/base/handlers/main.yml
index 63215de..bdaf48b 100644
--- a/roles/base/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/handlers/main.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
     name: fail2ban
     state: restarted
 
-- name: generate locales
-  command: locale-gen
-
 - name: newaliases
   command: newaliases
 
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 9745418..d09d484 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-  notify:
-    - generate locales
   with_items:
     - { src: "etc/default/locale.j2", dest: "/etc/default/locale" }
     - { src: "etc/locale.gen.j2", dest: "/etc/locale.gen" }
@@ -315,6 +313,10 @@
     force: yes
   tags: base-system
 
+- name: generate locales
+  command: locale-gen
+  tags: base-system
+
 # sysctl
 - name: install sysctl tweaks
   template:
diff --git a/roles/pvc/tasks/patroni/bootstrap.yml b/roles/pvc/tasks/patroni/bootstrap.yml
index a699e7c..b5d8f4c 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/tasks/patroni/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/roles/pvc/tasks/patroni/bootstrap.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
   shell: "/usr/share/zookeeper/bin/zkCli.sh -server $(hostname -s):2181 rmr /patroni"
   ignore_errors: true
 
-- name: regenerate locales to ensure compliance
-  command: locale-gen
-
 - name: start Patroni
   service:
     name: "{{ item }}"