diff --git a/modules/basic/config.nix b/modules/basic/config.nix
index 526285e8..f85da799 100644
--- a/modules/basic/config.nix
+++ b/modules/basic/config.nix
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ with builtins; let
   cfg = config.vim;
 in {
   config = {
-    vim.startPlugins =
-      if cfg.spellChecking.enableProgrammingWordList
-      then ["plenary-nvim" "vim-dirtytalk"]
-      else ["plenary-nvim"];
+    vim.startPlugins = ["plenary-nvim"] ++ lib.optionals (cfg.spellChecking.enableProgrammingWordList) ["vim-dirtytalk"];
 
     vim.maps.normal =
       mkIf cfg.disableArrows {
diff --git a/modules/basic/module.nix b/modules/basic/module.nix
index ff37cf85..553ee158 100644
--- a/modules/basic/module.nix
+++ b/modules/basic/module.nix
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ with builtins; {
 
     spellChecking = {
       enable = mkEnableOption "neovim's built-in spellchecking";
-      enableProgrammingWordList = mkEnableOption "adds vim-dirtytalk, a wordlist for programmers, that includes programming words";
+      enableProgrammingWordList = mkEnableOption "vim-dirtytalk, a wordlist for programmers, that includes programming words";
       languages = mkOption {
-        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        type = with types; listOf str;
         description = "The languages to be used for spellchecking";
-        default = ["en_US"];
-        example = ["en_US" "de"];
+        default = ["en"];
+        example = ["en" "de"];
       };
     };