diff --git a/src/Carbon/Laravel/ServiceProvider.php b/src/Carbon/Laravel/ServiceProvider.php
index 52d1ad6a04..3fa0d5cd25 100644
--- a/src/Carbon/Laravel/ServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Carbon/Laravel/ServiceProvider.php
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ class ServiceProvider extends \Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider
 {
     public function boot()
     {
-        if (!$this->app->bound('events') || !$this->app->bound('translator')) {
+        $this->updateLocale();
+
+        if (!$this->app->bound('events')) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -24,17 +26,12 @@ public function boot()
             $events->listen(class_exists('Illuminate\Foundation\Events\LocaleUpdated') ? 'Illuminate\Foundation\Events\LocaleUpdated' : 'locale.changed', function () use ($service) {
                 $service->updateLocale();
             });
-            $service->updateLocale();
         }
     }
 
     public function updateLocale()
     {
-        $translator = $this->app['translator'];
-
-        if ($translator instanceof Translator || $translator instanceof IlluminateTranslator) {
-            Carbon::setLocale($translator->getLocale());
-        }
+        Carbon::setDefaultLocale($this->app->getLocale());
     }
 
     public function register()
diff --git a/src/Carbon/Traits/Localization.php b/src/Carbon/Traits/Localization.php
index 6a9ca3c852..909fa9ccb9 100644
--- a/src/Carbon/Traits/Localization.php
+++ b/src/Carbon/Traits/Localization.php
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
  */
 trait Localization
 {
+    /**
+     * Default locale.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected static $defaultLocale;
+
     /**
      * Default translator.
      *
@@ -101,6 +108,9 @@ protected static function translator()
     {
         if (static::$translator === null) {
             static::$translator = Translator::get();
+            if (static::$defaultLocale) {
+                static::$translator->setLocale(static::$defaultLocale);
+            }
         }
 
         return static::$translator;
@@ -395,6 +405,19 @@ public static function getLocale()
         return static::translator()->getLocale();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the default translator locale.
+     * Pass 'auto' as locale to use closest language from the current LC_TIME locale.
+     *
+     * @param string $locale locale ex. en
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function setDefaultLocale($locale)
+    {
+        static::$defaultLocale = $locale;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the current translator locale and indicate if the source locale file exists.
      * Pass 'auto' as locale to use closest language from the current LC_TIME locale.
diff --git a/tests/Laravel/App.php b/tests/Laravel/App.php
index 5ce9114e3f..b4509474d8 100644
--- a/tests/Laravel/App.php
+++ b/tests/Laravel/App.php
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 class App implements ArrayAccess
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $locale;
+
     /**
      * @var string
      */
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ class App implements ArrayAccess
     public function register()
     {
         include_once __DIR__.'/EventDispatcher.php';
-        $this->translator = new Translator('de');
+        $this->translator = new Translator($this->locale = 'de');
     }
 
     public function setEventDispatcher($dispatcher)
@@ -50,10 +55,16 @@ public static function getLocaleChangeEventName()
 
     public function setLocale($locale)
     {
+        $this->locale = $locale;
         $this->translator->setLocale($locale);
         $this->events->dispatch(static::getLocaleChangeEventName());
     }
 
+    public function getLocale()
+    {
+        return $this->locale;
+    }
+
     public function bound($service)
     {
         return isset($this->{$service});