diff --git a/roles/mgrote_user_setup/handlers/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_user_setup/handlers/main.yml
index 5a86c87e..2ccc4475 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_user_setup/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_user_setup/handlers/main.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 - name: Vundle - PluginInstall # noqa no-changed-when risky-shell-pipe
   become: true
   become_user: "{{ item.user }}"
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "yes | vim -E -c PluginInstall -c qall"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "yes | vim -c PluginInstall -c qall"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ item.home }}"
   loop: "{{ dotfiles }}"
-  register: plugin
-  changed_when: "plugin.rc == 1"
 ...
diff --git a/roles/mgrote_user_setup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_user_setup/tasks/main.yml
index 6df170a8..b1dc3dfa 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_user_setup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_user_setup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@
     group: "{{ item.user }}"
   loop: "{{ dotfiles }}"
 
+- name: Link vim spelldir
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: "{{ item.home }}/dotfiles/.vim/spell"
+    dest: "{{ item.home }}/.vim/spell/"
+    state: link
+    follow: false # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73143
+    force: true
+    owner: "{{ item.user }}"
+    group: "{{ item.user }}"
+  loop: "{{ dotfiles }}"
+
+
 - name: add source .bash_extra to user .bashrc
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile: