diff --git a/opensuse-personalizer.sh b/opensuse-personalizer.sh
index b4fcdf9..004e4d4 100755
--- a/opensuse-personalizer.sh
+++ b/opensuse-personalizer.sh
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ sudo zypper --non-interactive install ${IN[@]}
 sudo zypper --non-interactive --gpg-auto-import-keys addrepo -cfp 90 "${PACKMAN_REPO_URL}" packman
 sudo zypper --non-interactive --gpg-auto-import-keys install --from packman ffmpeg gstreamer-plugins-{good,bad,ugly,libav} libavcodec-full
 
+# FIX: ispell-american doesn't properly install its dictionary files the first time around, for some reason
+sudo zypper --non-interactive install --force ispell-american
+
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 # Flatpak operations