diff --git a/addons/l10n_fr_hr_payroll/report/fiche_paye.py b/addons/l10n_fr_hr_payroll/report/fiche_paye.py
index daa7c6fd6ac..0b6506ca284 100755
--- a/addons/l10n_fr_hr_payroll/report/fiche_paye.py
+++ b/addons/l10n_fr_hr_payroll/report/fiche_paye.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class fiche_paye_parser(report_sxw.rml_parse):
     def __init__(self, cr, uid, name, context):
         super(fiche_paye_parser, self).__init__(cr, uid, name, context)
         self.localcontext.update({
+            'lang': "fr_FR",
             'get_payslip_lines': self.get_payslip_lines,
             'get_total_by_rule_category': self.get_total_by_rule_category,
             'get_employer_line': self.get_employer_line,
diff --git a/openerp/report/report_sxw.py b/openerp/report/report_sxw.py
index f0eccb836a6..493d0b6b37e 100644
--- a/openerp/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/openerp/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@ class rml_parse(object):
     def _get_lang_dict(self):
         pool_lang = self.pool.get('res.lang')
         lang = self.localcontext.get('lang', 'en_US') or 'en_US'
-        lang_ids = pool_lang.search(self.cr,self.uid,[('code','=',lang)])[0]
-        lang_obj = pool_lang.browse(self.cr,self.uid,lang_ids)
+        lang_ids = pool_lang.search(self.cr,self.uid,[('code','=',lang)])
+        if not lang_ids:
+            lang_ids = pool_lang.search(self.cr,self.uid,[('code','=','en_US')])
+        lang_obj = pool_lang.browse(self.cr,self.uid,lang_ids[0])
         self.lang_dict.update({'lang_obj':lang_obj,'date_format':lang_obj.date_format,'time_format':lang_obj.time_format})
         self.default_lang[lang] = self.lang_dict.copy()
         return True