diff --git a/codespell_lib/tests/test_dictionary.py b/codespell_lib/tests/test_dictionary.py
index 4035254..e24d96c 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/tests/test_dictionary.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/tests/test_dictionary.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
 try:
     import aspell
-    speller = aspell.Speller('lang', 'en')
+    #speller = aspell.Speller('lang', 'en')
+    speller = aspell.Speller('lang', 'en-custom', 'data-dir': '/home/travis/build/codespell-project/codespell/aspell6-en-custom/')
 except Exception as exp:  # probably ImportError, but maybe also language
     speller = None
     if os.getenv('REQUIRE_ASPELL', 'false').lower() == 'true':