diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 6f26f040..060362ca 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ isMaximal: {
 
     spellcheck = {
       enable = true;
+      programmingWordlist.enable = isMaximal;
     };
 
     lsp = {
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
index 3a8bbc3b..ed8e38c6 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
@@ -435,8 +435,7 @@
 [smart-splits.nvim]: https://github.com/mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim
 
 - Add [solarized.nvim] theme with support for multiple variants
-
 - Add [smart-splits.nvim] for navigating between Neovim windows and terminal multiplexer panes.
   Available at `vim.utility.smart-splits`.
-
+- Restore vim-dirtytalk plugin and fix ordering with spellcheck in generated config.
 - Fix lualine separator options
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index 97bfa211..1eca042a 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       "runner"
       "session"
       "snippets"
-      # "spellcheck" # FIXME: see neovim/init/spellcheck.nix
+      "spellcheck"
       "statusline"
       "tabline"
       "terminal"
diff --git a/modules/neovim/init/spellcheck.nix b/modules/neovim/init/spellcheck.nix
index fb0f86ea..5c593a65 100644
--- a/modules/neovim/init/spellcheck.nix
+++ b/modules/neovim/init/spellcheck.nix
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ in {
       Enabling this option will unconditionally set
       {option}`vim.spellcheck.enable` to true as vim-dirtytalk
       depends on spellchecking having been set up.
+
+      Run {command}`:DirtytalkUpdate` on first use to download the spellfile.
       :::
     '';
   };
diff --git a/modules/plugins/spellcheck/vim-dirtytalk/config.nix b/modules/plugins/spellcheck/vim-dirtytalk/config.nix
index 51ccfb81..7fd32d61 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/spellcheck/vim-dirtytalk/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/spellcheck/vim-dirtytalk/config.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in {
       # like to append programming to spelllangs as soon as
       # possible while the plugin is enabled and the state
       # directory can be found.
-      pluginRC.vim-dirtytalk = entryAfter ["spellcheck"] ''
+      luaConfigRC.vim-dirtytalk = entryAfter ["spellcheck"] ''
         -- If Neovim can find (or access) the state directory
         -- then append "programming" wordlist from vim-dirtytalk
         -- to spelllang table. If path cannot be found, display