diff --git a/service/lib/agama/dbus/software_service.rb b/service/lib/agama/dbus/software_service.rb
index 1a696e992a..3f357bb000 100644
--- a/service/lib/agama/dbus/software_service.rb
+++ b/service/lib/agama/dbus/software_service.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def initialize(config, logger = nil)
 
       # Starts software service. It does more then just #export method.
       def start
+        # for some reason the the "export" method must be called before
+        # registering the language change callback to work properly
         export
         locale_client = Clients::Locale.new
         @ui_locale = UILocale.new(locale_client) do |locale|
diff --git a/service/package/rubygem-agama.changes b/service/package/rubygem-agama.changes
index 882ca7c2d7..eac4253b81 100644
--- a/service/package/rubygem-agama.changes
+++ b/service/package/rubygem-agama.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 16 16:27:37 UTC 2023 - Ladislav Slezák <lslezak@suse.com>
+
+- Software service - correctly change the locale, pass the changed
+  locale to libzypp
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 15 12:31:10 UTC 2023 - José Iván López González <jlopez@suse.com>