diff --git a/docs/src/conf.py b/docs/src/conf.py
index 22ed0955..2534f9b5 100644
--- a/docs/src/conf.py
+++ b/docs/src/conf.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 """
 
 from datetime import datetime
+import locale
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
     os.environ["ESMFMKFILE"] = f"{rtd_conda_prefix}/lib/esmf.mk"
     os.environ["PROJ_DATA"] = f"{rtd_conda_prefix}/share/proj"
     os.environ["PROJ_NETWORK"] = "OFF"
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC, "C")
 
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/esmf_regrid/__init__.py b/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
index 9c6070d6..2472b508 100644
--- a/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
+++ b/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         raise exc
 
 if hasattr(_imesh, "PARSE_UGRID_ON_LOAD"):
-    _load_context = _imesh.PARSE_UGRID_ON_LOAD
+    _load_context = _imesh.PARSE_UGRID_ON_LOAD.context
 else:
     from contextlib import nullcontext