diff --git a/archinstall/lib/models/locale.py b/archinstall/lib/models/locale.py
index 9c82dd262f..a5520daf64 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/models/locale.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/models/locale.py
@@ -32,24 +32,21 @@ def preview(self) -> str:
 		output += '{}: {}'.format(tr('Locale encoding'), self.sys_enc)
 		return output
 
-	@classmethod
-	def _load_config(cls, config: 'LocaleConfiguration', args: dict[str, str]) -> 'LocaleConfiguration':
+	def _load_config(self, args: dict[str, str]) -> None:
 		if 'sys_lang' in args:
-			config.sys_lang = args['sys_lang']
+			self.sys_lang = args['sys_lang']
 		if 'sys_enc' in args:
-			config.sys_enc = args['sys_enc']
+			self.sys_enc = args['sys_enc']
 		if 'kb_layout' in args:
-			config.kb_layout = args['kb_layout']
-
-		return config
+			self.kb_layout = args['kb_layout']
 
 	@classmethod
 	def parse_arg(cls, args: dict[str, Any]) -> 'LocaleConfiguration':
 		default = cls.default()
 
 		if 'locale_config' in args:
-			default = cls._load_config(default, args['locale_config'])
+			default._load_config(args['locale_config'])
 		else:
-			default = cls._load_config(default, args)
+			default._load_config(args)
 
 		return default