diff --git a/.emacs.d/gnus.el b/.emacs.d/gnus.el
index 3fd355f..a13a1ad 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/gnus.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/gnus.el
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 (setq gnus-posting-styles
       '((".*"
          (address "tom@ryuslash.org")
-         (eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments '("-a" "ryuslash"))))
+         (eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments '("-a" "ryuslash")
+                     flyspell-default-dictionary "en")))
         ("gmail:"
          (address "ryuslash@gmail.com")
          (eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments '("-a" "gmail"))))
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
         ("aethon:"
          (address "thomas@aethon.nl")
          (signature-file "~/documents/work/aethon/signature.txt")
-         (eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments '("-a" "aethon"))))))
+         (eval (setq message-sendmail-extra-arguments '("-a" "aethon")
+                     flyspell-default-dictionary "nl")))))
 (setq user-mail-address "tom@ryuslash.org")
 (setq user-full-name "Tom Willemsen")