diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e5c1684..a41b815 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Version number followed by the release date
 
 1.3.1.0
+  * Keep running when spell checking fails
   + Support libenchant-2
   * Fix a DDE error on Windows (Bug #236)
   * gdk_x11_get_server_time crashes when an invalid window is passed
diff --git a/src/wrapaspell.cpp b/src/wrapaspell.cpp
index c92faa8..249b20e 100644
--- a/src/wrapaspell.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapaspell.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ WrapAspell::WrapAspell (
 	spell_checker = 0;
 	if ( aspell_error_number ( possible_err ) != 0)
 	{
-		puts ( aspell_error_message ( possible_err ) );
-		throw;
+		const char *error = aspell_error_message ( possible_err );
+		wxLogError ( error );
+		throw error;
 	}
 	else
 		spell_checker = to_aspell_speller ( possible_err );