diff --git a/cps/kobo.py b/cps/kobo.py
index 92abf295..8a395821 100644
--- a/cps/kobo.py
+++ b/cps/kobo.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ def HandleBookDeletionRequest(book_uuid):
 
     ub.session.merge(archived_book)
     ub.session_commit()
-    return ("", 204)
+    return "", 204
 
 
 # TODO: Implement the following routes
diff --git a/cps/static/js/edit_books.js b/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
index 88057162..ef1eb42b 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/edit_books.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if ($(".tiny_editor").length) {
 
 $(".datepicker").datepicker({
     format: "yyyy-mm-dd",
+    language: language
 }).on("change", function () {
     // Show localized date over top of the standard YYYY-MM-DD date
     var pubDate;
diff --git a/cps/templates/search_form.html b/cps/templates/search_form.html
index b431af1c..c24ccd91 100644
--- a/cps/templates/search_form.html
+++ b/cps/templates/search_form.html
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block js %}
+<script>
+  var language = '{{ g.user.locale }}';
+</script>
 <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/bootstrap-datepicker.min.js') }}"></script>
 {% if not g.user.locale == 'en' %}
 <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/locales/bootstrap-datepicker.' + g.user.locale + '.min.js') }}" charset="UTF-8"></script>