diff --git a/config/defaults.org b/config/defaults.org
index 9d261ed..c7e1194 100644
--- a/config/defaults.org
+++ b/config/defaults.org
@@ -159,29 +159,41 @@
 * Spell checking
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
   ;; turn on spell checking, if available.
-  (when (and (require 'ispell nil :noerror) (executable-find ispell-program-name))
-    (use-package flyspell
-      :ensure t
-      :diminish
-      :hook ((text-mode . flyspell-mode)
-             (prog-mode . flyspell-prog-mode))
-      :custom
-      (flyspell-mode-line-string nil)
-      (flyspell-use-meta-tab nil))
-    (use-package flyspell-correct
-      :ensure t
-      :diminish
-      :after flyspell
-      :bind ( :map flyspell-mode-map
-              ("C-;" . flyspell-correct-wrapper)))
-    (use-package consult-flyspell
-      :ensure t
-      :diminish
-      :after (consult flyspell)
-      :bind ( :map flyspell-mode-map
-              ("C-c s ;" . consult-flyspell))
-      :config
-      (setq consult-flyspell-always-check-buffer t)))
+  (use-package ispell
+    :ensure t
+    :diminish
+    :custom
+    (ispell-dictionary "en_GB"))
+
+  (use-package flyspell
+    :ensure t
+    :diminish
+    :hook ((text-mode . flyspell-mode)
+           (prog-mode . flyspell-prog-mode))
+    :init
+    (require 'ispell)
+    :custom
+    (flyspell-mode-line-string nil)
+    (flyspell-use-meta-tab nil)
+    :config
+    (require 'flyspell-correct)
+    (require 'consult-flyspell))
+
+  (use-package flyspell-correct
+    :ensure t
+    :diminish
+    :after flyspell
+    :bind ( :map flyspell-mode-map
+            ("C-;" . flyspell-correct-wrapper)))
+
+  (use-package consult-flyspell
+    :ensure t
+    :diminish
+    :after (consult flyspell)
+    :bind ( :map flyspell-mode-map
+            ("C-c s ;" . consult-flyspell))
+    :config
+    (setq consult-flyspell-always-check-buffer t))
 #+end_src
 
 * ibuffer