diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-emacs b/src/freedombone-app-emacs
index 22132076..87f68fcb 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-emacs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-emacs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function remove_emacs {
 }
 
 function install_emacs {
-    apt-get -yq install emacs
+    apt-get -yq install emacs ispell ibritish ifrench ispanish iitalian irussian iswedish inorwegian iirish ingerman iswiss iogerman idutch idanish ibrazilian ibulgarian ipolish iczech iestonian ilithuanian iukrainian icatalan
     update-alternatives --set editor /usr/bin/emacs
 
     # A minimal emacs configuration
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ function install_emacs {
                     echo "(dolist (hook '(text-mode-hook))" >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt
                     echo '    (add-hook hook (lambda () (flyspell-mode 1))))' >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt
                     echo '(setq-default fill-column 72)' >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt
+                    echo '(setq ispell-dictionary "british")' >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt
                     echo '(setq auto-fill-mode 0)' >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt
                     echo "(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)" >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt
                     echo "(setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)" >> /home/$USERNAME/.emacs-mutt