diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/012_collation.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/012_collation.pl
index 6c480de9c1c..9f79e96106c 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/012_collation.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/012_collation.pl
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ else
 }
 
 my $node_publisher = get_new_node('publisher');
-$node_publisher->init(allows_streaming => 'logical');
+$node_publisher->init(allows_streaming => 'logical', extra => [ '--locale=C', '--encoding=UTF8' ]);
 $node_publisher->start;
 
 my $node_subscriber = get_new_node('subscriber');
-$node_subscriber->init(allows_streaming => 'logical');
+$node_subscriber->init(allows_streaming => 'logical', extra => [ '--locale=C', '--encoding=UTF8' ]);
 $node_subscriber->start;
 
 my $publisher_connstr = $node_publisher->connstr . ' dbname=postgres';