diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitch/BundleStitcherTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitch/BundleStitcherTest.java
index a362deb..f1a606a 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitch/BundleStitcherTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitch/BundleStitcherTest.java
@@ -17,10 +17,16 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.ui.lion.stitch;
 
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onosproject.ui.AbstractUiTest;
 import org.onosproject.ui.lion.LionBundle;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 /**
@@ -32,42 +38,45 @@
             "/org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitchtests";
 
     private static final String[] CARD_GAME_1_KEYS = {
-            "of",
-            "flush",
-            "full_house",
-            "pair",
-            "three_oak",
-
-            "ace",
-            "king",
-            "queen",
-            "jack",
-            "ten",
-
-            "spades",
-            "clubs",
+            "of", "flush", "full_house", "pair", "three_oak",
+            "ace", "king", "queen", "jack", "ten",
+            "spades", "clubs",
     };
 
     private static final String[] CARD_GAME_1_ENGLISH = {
-            "of",
-            "Flush",
-            "Full House",
-            "Pair",
-            "Three of a Kind",
-
-            "Ace",
-            "King",
-            "Queen",
-            "Jack",
-            "Ten",
-
-            "Spades",
-            "Clubs",
+            "of", "Flush", "Full House", "Pair", "Three of a Kind",
+            "Ace", "King", "Queen", "Jack", "Ten",
+            "Spades", "Clubs",
     };
 
+    // TODO: Andrea to Localize to Italian
+    private static final String[] CARD_GAME_1_ITALIAN = {
+            "of", "Flush", "Full House", "Pair", "Three of a Kind",
+            "Ace", "King", "Queen", "Jack", "Ten",
+            "Spades", "Clubs",
+    };
+
+    private static Locale systemLocale;
 
     private LionBundle lion;
 
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void classSetup() {
+        systemLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void classTeardown() {
+        Locale.setDefault(systemLocale);
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    public void testSetup() {
+        // reset to a known default locale before starting each test
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
+    }
+
+
     private BundleStitcher testStitcher() {
         return new BundleStitcher(TEST_RESOURCE_BASE);
     }
@@ -85,10 +94,34 @@
     @Test
     public void cardGame1English() {
         title("cardGame1English");
+        // use default locale (en_US)
+
         lion = testStitcher().stitch("CardGame1");
         print(lion);
         assertEquals("wrong key", "CardGame1", lion.id());
         assertEquals("bad key count", 12, lion.size());
         verifyItems(lion, CARD_GAME_1_ENGLISH);
     }
+
+    /*
+     * TODO: Andrea to localize
+     * Under: ${ONOS_ROOT}/core/api/src/test/resources/
+     *
+     * Bundles to Localize:
+     *    org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitchtests/app/Cards.properties
+     *    org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitchtests/core/stuff/Rank.properties
+     *    org/onosproject/ui/lion/stitchtests/core/stuff/Suit.properties
+     */
+    @Ignore("Andrea to localize bundles to Italian")
+    @Test
+    public void cardGame1Italian() {
+        title("cardGame1Italian");
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.ITALIAN);
+
+        lion = testStitcher().stitch("CardGame1");
+        print(lion);
+        assertEquals("wrong key", "CardGame1", lion.id());
+        assertEquals("bad key count", 12, lion.size());
+        verifyItems(lion, CARD_GAME_1_ITALIAN);
+    }
 }