diff --git a/lib/private/l10n.php b/lib/private/l10n.php
index 175360e27a..a397945b82 100644
--- a/lib/private/l10n.php
+++ b/lib/private/l10n.php
@@ -418,6 +418,14 @@ class OC_L10N implements \OCP\IL10N {
 		return $text[$lang];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * The given language is forced to be used while executing the current request
+	 * @param string $lang
+	 */
+	public static function forceLanguage($lang) {
+		self::$language = $lang;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief find the best language
 	 * @param array|string $app details below
diff --git a/ocs/v1.php b/ocs/v1.php
index 62a3511e61..d69904fc49 100644
--- a/ocs/v1.php
+++ b/ocs/v1.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ try {
 	// load all apps to get all api routes properly setup
 	OC_App::loadApps();
 
+	// api calls always will return English
+	\OC_L10N::forceLanguage('en');
+
 	OC::$server->getRouter()->match('/ocs'.OC_Request::getRawPathInfo());
 } catch (ResourceNotFoundException $e) {
 	OC_API::setContentType();