diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/QAEventConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/QAEventConverter.java
index 6db4e52bb9c0..0cb73d94e318 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/QAEventConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/QAEventConverter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ public QAEventRest convert(QAEvent modelObject, Projection projection) {
         rest.setTitle(modelObject.getTitle());
         rest.setTopic(modelObject.getTopic());
         rest.setEventDate(modelObject.getLastUpdate());
-        rest.setTrust(new DecimalFormat("0.000").format(modelObject.getTrust()));
+        DecimalFormat decimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("0.000", new DecimalFormatSymbols(Locale.ENGLISH));
+        rest.setTrust(decimalFormat.format(modelObject.getTrust()));
         // right now only the pending status can be found in persisted qa events
         rest.setStatus(modelObject.getStatus());
         return rest;
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/QAEventRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/QAEventRestRepositoryIT.java
index 53263f08d112..3f4f5b7c76d2 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/QAEventRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/QAEventRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public void createQAEventByCorrectionTypeWithdrawnRequestTest() throws Exception
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.source", is(DSPACE_USERS_SOURCE)))
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.title", is(publication.getName())))
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.topic", is("REQUEST/WITHDRAWN")))
-                             // .andExpect(jsonPath("$.trust", is("1,000")))
+                             .andExpect(jsonPath("$.trust", is("1.000")))
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status", is("PENDING")));
 
         getClient(adminToken).perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publication.getID()))
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ public void createQAEventByCorrectionTypeReinstateRequestTest() throws Exception
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.source", is(DSPACE_USERS_SOURCE)))
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.title", is(publication.getName())))
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.topic", is("REQUEST/REINSTATE")))
-                             // .andExpect(jsonPath("$.trust", is("1,000")))
+                             .andExpect(jsonPath("$.trust", is("1.000")))
                              .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status", is("PENDING")));
 
         getClient(adminToken).perform(get("/api/core/items/" + publication.getID()))