diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/invoices.py b/src/pretix/base/services/invoices.py
index dc070b6d8..e1b3f50b6 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/invoices.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/invoices.py
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import tempfile
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import date
 from decimal import Decimal
-from locale import format as lformat
 
 from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.db import transaction
-from django.utils.formats import date_format
+from django.utils.formats import date_format, localize
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 from django.utils.translation import pgettext, ugettext as _
 from reportlab.lib import pagesizes
@@ -330,15 +329,15 @@ def _invoice_generate_german(invoice, f):
     for line in invoice.lines.all():
         tdata.append((
             Paragraph(line.description, styles['Normal']),
-            lformat("%.2f", line.tax_rate) + " %",
-            lformat("%.2f", line.net_value) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
-            lformat("%.2f", line.gross_value) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
+            localize(line.tax_rate) + " %",
+            localize(line.net_value) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
+            localize(line.gross_value) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
         ))
         taxvalue_map[line.tax_rate] += line.tax_value
         grossvalue_map[line.tax_rate] += line.gross_value
         total += line.gross_value
 
-    tdata.append([pgettext('invoice', 'Invoice total'), '', '', lformat("%.2f", total) + " " + invoice.event.currency])
+    tdata.append([pgettext('invoice', 'Invoice total'), '', '', localize(total) + " " + invoice.event.currency])
     colwidths = [a * doc.width for a in (.55, .15, .15, .15)]
     table = Table(tdata, colWidths=colwidths, repeatRows=1)
     table.setStyle(TableStyle(tstyledata))
@@ -370,10 +369,10 @@ def _invoice_generate_german(invoice, f):
         tax = taxvalue_map[rate]
         tdata.append((
             '',
-            lformat("%.2f", rate) + " %",
-            lformat("%.2f", (gross - tax)) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
-            lformat("%.2f", gross) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
-            lformat("%.2f", tax) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
+            localize(rate) + " %",
+            localize((gross - tax)) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
+            localize(gross) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
+            localize(tax) + " " + invoice.event.currency,
         ))
 
     if len(tdata) > 2:
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py
index 0df20ab40..6e4b3b1dd 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/views.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import csv
 import json
 import logging
 from datetime import timedelta
-from locale import format as lformat
 
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
@@ -135,6 +134,8 @@ class ActionView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
             })
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        from django.utils.formats import localize
+
         query = request.GET.get('query', '')
         if len(query) < 2:
             return JsonResponse({'results': []})
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class ActionView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
                 {
                     'code': o.code,
                     'status': o.get_status_display(),
-                    'total': lformat("%.2f", o.total) + ' ' + self.request.event.currency
+                    'total': localize(o.total) + ' ' + self.request.event.currency
                 } for o in qs
             ]
         })