diff --git a/webgen.py b/webgen.py
index 14da1ba..c5068eb 100755
--- a/webgen.py
+++ b/webgen.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ filesdirheadline = "Files"
 # for spellchecko
 # Preferred: aspell -c filename
 #
+dospellcheck = os.getenv("SPELLCHECK")
 spellcheck = "aspell"
 spellcheckparam = "-c"
 
@@ -62,8 +63,7 @@ def edit(headline):
     if not editor:
         editor = "vim"
     subprocess.call([editor, headline])
-    spellcheck = os.getenv("SPELLCHECK")
-    if spellcheck:
+    if dospellcheck:
         print(yellow)
         if input("You like to spellcheck it [y/N]?") == "y":
             subprocess.call([spellcheck, spellcheckparam, headline])
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ def mkdirindex(filesdir, indexfilename, filesdirheadline):
     return linecounter
 
 
-# Parse arguments "--html", "--stdout" and "Some Headline"
+# Parse arguments "--html", "--stdout", --spellcheck and "Some Headline"
 # there are 3 parameters. if --html is given, the fileending will be .html.
 # Else, if stdout is choosen there can be no fileending, but it will still contain html
 # the name of the program is stored in myname
 # dont set a name to outfile, it just is initialised here and will be overwritten
 
-optwords = ["--html", "--stdout"]
+optwords = ["--html", "--stdout", "--spellcheck"]
 outfile = ""
 args = sys.argv
 myname = args.pop(0)
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ for wish in optwords:
         if wish == "--html":
             fileending = ".html"
             args.pop(args.index(wish))
+        if wish == "--spellcheck":
+            dospellcheck = "y"
+            args.pop(args.index(wish))
         if wish == "--stdout":
             outfile = sys.stdout
             args.pop(args.index(wish))