diff --git a/modules/checkers/spell/config.el b/modules/checkers/spell/config.el
index 9af450505..168863f75 100644
--- a/modules/checkers/spell/config.el
+++ b/modules/checkers/spell/config.el
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
 
     (_ (doom-log "Spell checker not found. Either install `aspell', `hunspell' or `enchant'")))
 
-  (ispell-check-version))
+  (if (executable-find ispell-program-name)
+      (ispell-check-version)
+    (warn "Can't find %s in your $PATH" ispell-program-name)))
 
 
 ;;