diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
index 08fcb15d..23950e3d 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## Upcming
+
+🐞 Fixed
+
+- [[#1247]](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/1247) Fix Jiffy initialization.
+
 ## 4.4.0
 
 🐞 Fixed
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart
index 54bd7191..cef33020 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart
@@ -140,11 +140,10 @@ class StreamChatState extends State<StreamChat> {
 
   @override
   void didChangeDependencies() {
-    final currentLocale = Localizations.localeOf(context);
-    final languageCode = currentLocale.languageCode;
+    final currentLocale = Localizations.localeOf(context).toString();
     final availableLocales = Jiffy.getAllAvailableLocales();
-    if (availableLocales.contains(languageCode)) {
-      Jiffy.locale(languageCode);
+    if (availableLocales.contains(currentLocale)) {
+      Jiffy.locale(currentLocale);
     }
     super.didChangeDependencies();
   }