diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9f0c502b..5ab7e222 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "cakephp/bake": "^2.0",
         "cakephp/cakephp-codesniffer": "^4.0",
+        "cakephp/migrations": "^3.0",
         "josegonzalez/dotenv": "dev-master",
         "phpstan/phpstan": "^0.12.48@dev",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.0",
diff --git a/docs/factories.md b/docs/factories.md
index 8aa2e4c5..ad990564 100644
--- a/docs/factories.md
+++ b/docs/factories.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ArticleFactory extends BaseFactory
      * You may use methods of the factory here
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function setDefaultTemplate()
+    protected function setDefaultTemplate(): void
     {
           $this->setDefaultData(function(Generator $faker) {
                return [
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ You may add any methods related to your business model, such as `setJobTitle` to
 
 If a field is required in the database, it will have to be populated in the `setDefaultTemplate` method. You may simply set it to a fixed value, for example 1.
 
+### Locale
+
+The factories will generate data in the locale of your application, if the latter is supported by faker.
+
 ### Validation / Behaviors
 
 With the aim of persisting data in the database as straightforwardly as possible, all validations and rules
diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index e860386e..a68e79d4 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 parameters:
-    level: 4
+    level: 5
     bootstrapFiles:
         - tests/bootstrap.php
     paths:
         - src/
         - tests/TestCase/DocumentationExamplesTest.php
-        - tests/TestApp
\ No newline at end of file
+        - tests/TestApp
diff --git a/src/Factory/BaseFactory.php b/src/Factory/BaseFactory.php
index 01761f7a..f10d0e42 100644
--- a/src/Factory/BaseFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/BaseFactory.php
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
  */
 namespace CakephpFixtureFactories\Factory;
 
-use Cake\Database\Driver\Postgres;
 use Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface;
+use Cake\I18n\I18n;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakephpFixtureFactories\Error\PersistenceException;
-use Exception;
 use Faker\Factory;
 use Faker\Generator;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ abstract protected function getRootTableRegistryName(): string;
     abstract protected function setDefaultTemplate(): void;
 
     /**
-     * @param array|callable|null|int|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface[] $makeParameter Injected data
+     * @param array|callable|null|int|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $makeParameter Injected data
      * @param int                     $times Number of entities created
      * @return static
      */
@@ -159,14 +158,6 @@ protected function setUp(BaseFactory $factory, int $times): void
         $factory->getDataCompiler()->collectAssociationsFromDefaultTemplate();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function isRunningOnPostgresql(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->getRootTableRegistry()->getConnection()->config()['driver'] === Postgres::class;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Method to apply all model event listeners, both in the
      * related TableRegistry as well as in the Behaviors
@@ -211,12 +202,21 @@ private static function makeFromCallable(callable $fn): BaseFactory
     }
 
     /**
+     * Faker's local is set as the I18n local.
+     * If not supported by Faker, take faker's default.
+     *
      * @return \Faker\Generator
      */
     public function getFaker(): Generator
     {
         if (is_null(self::$faker)) {
-            $faker = Factory::create();
+            try {
+                $fakerLocale = I18n::getLocale();
+                $faker = Factory::create($fakerLocale);
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                $fakerLocale = Factory::DEFAULT_LOCALE;
+                $faker = Factory::create($fakerLocale);
+            }
             $faker->seed(1234);
             self::$faker = $faker;
         }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public function getRootTableRegistry(): Table
 
     /**
      * @return array|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface[]|false|null
-     * @throws \Exception
+     * @throws \CakephpFixtureFactories\Error\PersistenceException if the entity/entities could not be saved.
      */
     public function persist()
     {
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public function persist()
             } else {
                 return $this->persistMany($entities);
             }
-        } catch (Exception $exception) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
             $factory = static::class;
             $message = $exception->getMessage();
             throw new PersistenceException("Error in Factory $factory.\n Message: $message \n");
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ private function getSaveOptions(): array
      */
     protected function persistMany(array $entities)
     {
+        /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         return $this->getTable()->saveManyOrFail($entities, $this->getSaveOptions());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php b/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php
index e04bf381..57b9017c 100644
--- a/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace CakephpFixtureFactories\Factory;
 
+use Cake\Database\Driver\Postgres;
 use Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface;
 use Cake\ORM\Association\BelongsTo;
 use Cake\ORM\Association\HasOne;
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ public function setPrimaryKeyOffset($primaryKeyOffset): void
      */
     private function updatePostgresSequence(array $primaryKeys): void
     {
-        if ($this->getFactory()->isRunningOnPostgresql()) {
+        if ($this->getFactory()->getRootTableRegistry()->getConnection()->config()['driver'] === Postgres::class) {
             $tableName = $this->getFactory()->getRootTableRegistry()->getTable();
 
             foreach ($primaryKeys as $pk => $offset) {
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryAssociationsTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryAssociationsTest.php
index 22e7c3dd..45947c10 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryAssociationsTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryAssociationsTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 namespace CakephpFixtureFactories\Test\TestCase\Factory;
 
 use Cake\Core\Configure;
+use Cake\Database\Driver\Postgres;
 use Cake\ORM\Query;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use Cake\TestSuite\TestCase;
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ public function testCountryWith4Cities()
         $this->assertSame(4, count($country->cities));
         $this->assertSame(4, $this->CitiesTable->find()->count());
 
-        if (CountryFactory::make()->isRunningOnPostgresql()) {
+        if (CountryFactory::make()->getRootTableRegistry()->getConnection()->config()['driver'] === Postgres::class) {
             $this->assertSame($city1, $this->CitiesTable->get(1)->name);
             $this->assertSame($city2, $this->CitiesTable->get(2)->name);
             $this->assertSame($street1, $this->AddressesTable->get(1)->street);