diff --git a/app/helpers/spree/orders_helper.rb b/app/helpers/spree/orders_helper.rb
index 12bf76c471..93b59c8e4b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/spree/orders_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/spree/orders_helper.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Spree
     def order_distribution_subtotal(order, options={})
       options.reverse_merge! :format_as_currency => true
       amount = order.adjustments.enterprise_fee.sum &:amount
-      options.delete(:format_as_currency) ? Spree::Money.new(amount).to_s : amount
+      options.delete(:format_as_currency) ? spree_number_to_currency(amount) : amount
     end
 
     def alternative_available_distributors(order)
diff --git a/app/helpers/spree_currency_helper.rb b/app/helpers/spree_currency_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..479ced2771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/spree_currency_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module SpreeCurrencyHelper
+  def spree_number_to_currency(amount)
+    Spree::Money.new(amount).to_s
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/checkout/_summary.html.haml b/app/views/checkout/_summary.html.haml
index dc5392e8d3..8609fd7a16 100644
--- a/app/views/checkout/_summary.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/checkout/_summary.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       %table
         %tr
           %th Cart total
-          %td.cart-total.text-right= Spree::Money.new(checkout_cart_total_with_adjustments(current_order))
+          %td.cart-total.text-right= spree_number_to_currency(checkout_cart_total_with_adjustments(current_order))
 
         - checkout_adjustments_for_summary(current_order, exclude: [:shipping, :distribution]).each do |adjustment|
           %tr
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
         %tr
           %th Shipping
-          %td.shipping.text-right {{ Checkout.shippingPrice() | spreeCurrency }}
+          %td.shipping.text-right {{ Checkout.shippingPrice() | localizeCurrency }}
 
         %tr
           %th Total 
-          %td.total.text-right {{ Checkout.cartTotal() | spreeCurrency }}
+          %td.total.text-right {{ Checkout.cartTotal() | localizeCurrency }}
         - if current_order.price_adjustment_totals.present?
           - current_order.price_adjustment_totals.each do |label, total|
             %tr
diff --git a/app/views/spree/order_mailer/confirm_email.text.erb b/app/views/spree/order_mailer/confirm_email.text.erb
index 80e08eca52..99f2671a02 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/order_mailer/confirm_email.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/spree/order_mailer/confirm_email.text.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Order for: <%= @order.bill_address.full_name %>
   <%= item.variant.sku %> <%= raw(item.variant.product.supplier.name) %> <%= raw(item.variant.product.name) %> <%= raw(item.variant.options_text) -%> (QTY: <%=item.quantity%>) @ <%= item.single_money %> = <%= item.display_amount %>
 <% end %>
 ============================================================
-Subtotal: <%= Spree::Money.new(checkout_cart_total_with _adjustments(@order)).to_str %>
+Subtotal: <%= spree_number_to_currency(checkout_cart_total_with _adjustments(@order)) %>
 <% checkout_adjustments_for_summary(@order, exclude: [:distribution]).each do |adjustment| %>
   <%= raw(adjustment.label) %> <%= adjustment.display_amount %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/spree/orders/_form.html.haml b/app/views/spree/orders/_form.html.haml
index f91c398b64..953ea83e18 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/orders/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/orders/_form.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       %td
         Product 
         \:
-        %span.order-total.item-total= Spree::Money.new(@order.item_total).to_s
+        %span.order-total.item-total= spree_number_to_currency(@order.item_total)
       %td
         Distribution
         \:
diff --git a/app/views/spree/shared/_products.html.haml b/app/views/spree/shared/_products.html.haml
index c66ad23c74..8ea2743642 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/shared/_products.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/shared/_products.html.haml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           .product-image
             = link_to small_image(product, :itemprop => "image"), product, :itemprop => 'url'
           = link_to truncate(product.name, :length => 50), product, :class => 'info', :itemprop => "name", :title => product.name
-          %span.price.selling{:itemprop => "price"}= Spree::Money.new(product.price).to_s
+          %span.price.selling{:itemprop => "price"}= spree_number_to_currency(product.price)
 
 - if paginated_products.respond_to?(:num_pages)
   - params.delete(:search)
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/darkswarm/filters/localize_currency_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/darkswarm/filters/localize_currency_spec.js.coffee
index fc0b9dafa2..9acc4a1b63 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/darkswarm/filters/localize_currency_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/darkswarm/filters/localize_currency_spec.js.coffee
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 describe 'convert number to localised currency ', ->
-  filter = null
-
-  currencyconfig =
-    currency: "D"
-    symbol: "$"
-    symbol_position: "before"
-    hide_cents: "false"
-    decimal_mark: "."
-    thousands_separator: ","
+  filter = currencyconfig = null
 
   beforeEach ->
+    currencyconfig =
+      currency: "D"
+      symbol: "$"
+      symbol_position: "before"
+      hide_cents: "false"
+      decimal_mark: "."
+      thousands_separator: ","
     module 'Darkswarm'
     module ($provide)->
       $provide.value "currencyConfig", currencyconfig
@@ -26,16 +25,13 @@ describe 'convert number to localised currency ', ->
   it "can use any currency symbol", ->
     currencyconfig.symbol = "£"
     expect(filter(404.04)).toEqual "£404.04"
-    currencyconfig.symbol = "$"
 
   it "can place symbols after the amount", ->
     currencyconfig.symbol_position = "after"
     expect(filter(333.3)).toEqual "333.30 $"
-    currencyconfig.symbol_position = "before"
 
   it "can add a currency string", ->
     currencyconfig.display_currency = "true"
     expect(filter(5)).toEqual "$5.00 D"
-    currencyconfig.display_currency = "false"