diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
index aac5aea..923a29f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
@@ -106,3 +106,5 @@ jobs:
       # =================================
       - name: Run cspell
         uses: streetsidesoftware/cspell-action@v6
+        with:
+            config: 'cspell/cspell.json'
diff --git a/cspell/cspell.json b/cspell/cspell.json
index 698c0ad..5874557 100644
--- a/cspell/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell/cspell.json
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
             "path": "./dictionaries/python.txt"
         }
     ],
-    "dictionaries": ["lesson-dictionary", "python-dictionary"]
+    "dictionaries": ["lesson-dictionary", "python-dictionary"],
+    "ignorePaths": ["../.github/workflows/*.yml"]
   }