diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart
index 8ad751b0..470591e7 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:jiffy/jiffy.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/stream_chat_theme.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/stream_chat_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter_core/stream_chat_flutter_core.dart';
+import 'dart:ui' as ui;
 
 /// Widget used to provide information about the chat to the widget tree
 ///
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ class StreamChatState extends State<StreamChat> {
 
   @override
   void didChangeDependencies() {
-    final locals = Localizations.localeOf(context);
-    Jiffy.locale(locals.languageCode);
+    final locale = ui.window.locale;
+    Jiffy.locale(locale.languageCode);
     super.didChangeDependencies();
   }
 }