diff --git a/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/BrowserServicesKit-Package.xcscheme b/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/BrowserServicesKit-Package.xcscheme
index a4a34b64d..c6bb2cd4a 100644
--- a/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/BrowserServicesKit-Package.xcscheme
+++ b/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/BrowserServicesKit-Package.xcscheme
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
    LastUpgradeVersion = "1540"
-   version = "1.8">
+   version = "1.7">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
       buildImplicitDependencies = "YES"
diff --git a/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/SubscriptionTests.xcscheme b/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/SubscriptionTests.xcscheme
index e57497b29..63c498679 100644
--- a/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/SubscriptionTests.xcscheme
+++ b/.swiftpm/xcode/xcshareddata/xcschemes/SubscriptionTests.xcscheme
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
    LastUpgradeVersion = "1540"
-   version = "1.8">
+   version = "1.7">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
       buildImplicitDependencies = "YES"
diff --git a/Sources/Common/Extensions/LocaleExtensions.swift b/Sources/Common/Extensions/LocaleExtensions.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..707080e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Common/Extensions/LocaleExtensions.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+//  LocaleExtensions.swift
+//
+//  Copyright © 2022 DuckDuckGo. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+public extension Locale {
+    var localeIdentifierAsJsonFormat: String {
+        let baseIdentifier = self.identifier.components(separatedBy: "@").first ?? self.identifier
+        return baseIdentifier.replacingOccurrences(of: "_", with: "-")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/PrivacyDashboard/BrokenSiteReporting/BrokenSiteReport.swift b/Sources/PrivacyDashboard/BrokenSiteReporting/BrokenSiteReport.swift
index abf09f3d7..39a600d7f 100644
--- a/Sources/PrivacyDashboard/BrokenSiteReporting/BrokenSiteReport.swift
+++ b/Sources/PrivacyDashboard/BrokenSiteReporting/BrokenSiteReport.swift
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public struct BrokenSiteReport {
     let vpnOn: Bool
     let jsPerformance: [Double]?
     let userRefreshCount: Int
-    let localeIdentifier: String
+    let locale: Locale
 #if os(iOS)
     let siteType: SiteType
     let atb: String
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public struct BrokenSiteReport {
         vpnOn: Bool,
         jsPerformance: [Double]?,
         userRefreshCount: Int,
-        localeIdentifier: String = Locale.current.identifier
+        locale: Locale = Locale.current
     ) {
         self.siteUrl = siteUrl
         self.category = category
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public struct BrokenSiteReport {
         self.vpnOn = vpnOn
         self.jsPerformance = jsPerformance
         self.userRefreshCount = userRefreshCount
-        self.localeIdentifier = localeIdentifier
+        self.locale = locale
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public struct BrokenSiteReport {
         jsPerformance: [Double]?,
         userRefreshCount: Int,
         variant: String,
-        localeIdentifier: String = Locale.current.identifier
+        locale: Locale = Locale.current
     ) {
         self.siteUrl = siteUrl
         self.category = category
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public struct BrokenSiteReport {
         self.jsPerformance = jsPerformance
         self.userRefreshCount = userRefreshCount
         self.variant = variant
-        self.localeIdentifier = localeIdentifier
+        self.locale = locale
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public struct BrokenSiteReport {
             "openerContext": openerContext?.rawValue ?? "",
             "vpnOn": vpnOn.description,
             "userRefreshCount": String(userRefreshCount),
-            "locale": localeIdentifier
+            "locale": locale.localeIdentifierAsJsonFormat
         ]
 
         if mode == .regular {
diff --git a/Tests/CommonTests/Extensions/LocaleExtensionsTests.swift b/Tests/CommonTests/Extensions/LocaleExtensionsTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eae379ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CommonTests/Extensions/LocaleExtensionsTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+//  LocaleExtensionsTests.swift
+//
+//  Copyright © 2022 DuckDuckGo. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import Common
+
+final class LocaleExtensionsTests: XCTest {
+
+    func testThatJSONLocaleFormatIsReturned() {
+        let locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US")
+
+        XCTAssert(locale.localeIdentifierAsJsonFormat == "en-US", "The returned identifier should be in JSON format")
+    }
+
+}