--- a/mcabber/mcabber/screen.c	Sun Feb 15 16:23:30 2015 +0100
+++ b/mcabber/mcabber/screen.c	Sun Feb 15 17:07:05 2015 +0100
@@ -4557,6 +4557,10 @@
       sc = new_spell_checker(*lang_iter);
       if (sc) {
         spell_checkers = g_slist_append(spell_checkers, sc);
+      } else {
+        scr_LogPrint(LPRINT_LOGNORM,
+                     "Warning: Could not load spell checker language '%s'.",
+                     *lang_iter);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -4601,6 +4605,10 @@
   if (inputLine[0] == 0 || inputLine[0] == COMMAND_CHAR)
     return;
 
+  // Give up early if not languages are loaded
+  if (!spell_checkers)
+    return;
+
   line_start = line;
 
   while (*line) {