diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26d2fcdb4..b3768410f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ This version changes both the `groupId` and `artifactId` of the contained maven
 
 - Several missing `equals` & `hashCode` methods are added to model classes
 - Order of a website's root webpages is retained
+- Renamed parameter `locale` to `pLocale` in the client
 
 ## [8.0.3](https://github.com/dbmdz/cudami/releases/tag/8.0.3) – 2024-01-19
 
diff --git a/metasvc-client/src/main/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/CudamiIdentifiablesClient.java b/metasvc-client/src/main/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/CudamiIdentifiablesClient.java
index d9ba70757..88e8d9feb 100644
--- a/metasvc-client/src/main/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/CudamiIdentifiablesClient.java
+++ b/metasvc-client/src/main/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/CudamiIdentifiablesClient.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public I getByUuidAndLocale(UUID uuid, Locale locale) throws TechnicalException
 
   public I getByUuidAndLocale(UUID uuid, String locale) throws TechnicalException {
     try {
-      return doGetRequestForObject(String.format(baseEndpoint + "/%s?locale=%s", uuid, locale));
+      return doGetRequestForObject(String.format(baseEndpoint + "/%s?pLocale=%s", uuid, locale));
     } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/metasvc-client/src/test/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/BaseCudamiIdentifiablesClientTest.java b/metasvc-client/src/test/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/BaseCudamiIdentifiablesClientTest.java
index 15e56ac59..d0a114c48 100644
--- a/metasvc-client/src/test/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/BaseCudamiIdentifiablesClientTest.java
+++ b/metasvc-client/src/test/java/de/digitalcollections/cudami/client/identifiable/BaseCudamiIdentifiablesClientTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public void testGetByUuidAndLocale() throws Exception {
     Locale locale = Locale.GERMAN;
     client.getByUuidAndLocale(uuid, locale);
 
-    verifyHttpRequestByMethodAndRelativeURL("get", "/" + uuid + "?locale=" + locale);
+    verifyHttpRequestByMethodAndRelativeURL("get", "/" + uuid + "?pLocale=" + locale);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void testGetByUuidAndLocaleAsString() throws Exception {
     String locale = Locale.GERMAN.toString();
     client.getByUuidAndLocale(uuid, locale);
 
-    verifyHttpRequestByMethodAndRelativeURL("get", "/" + uuid + "?locale=" + locale);
+    verifyHttpRequestByMethodAndRelativeURL("get", "/" + uuid + "?pLocale=" + locale);
   }
 
   @Test