diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index cd801cc..fa33b68 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ export GPG_TTY
 export ALTERNATE_EDITOR=""
 export EDITOR="emacsclient --tty"
 export VISUAL="emacsclient"
+
+# Ensure user shepherd is running
+if [[ ! -S ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR-$HOME/.local/run}/shepherd/socket ]]; then
+    shepherd
+fi
diff --git a/home-configuration.scm b/home-configuration.scm
index e127a33..e8328bf 100644
--- a/home-configuration.scm
+++ b/home-configuration.scm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
                                            "guile-srfi-235"
                                            "guile-ssh"
                                            "guile-tap"
+                                           "ispell"
 					                       "nss-certs"
 					                       "pass-git-helper"
 					                       "password-store"