diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 644412e5f..b5b4953a9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trilium",
-  "version": "0.39.3",
+  "version": "0.39.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/options/other.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/options/other.js
index 8c79ded40..ec82e3c81 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/options/other.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/options/other.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const TPL = `
 <div>
     <h4>Spell check</h4>
 
-    <p>These options apply only for desktop builds, browsers will use their own native spell check.</p>
+    <p>These options apply only for desktop builds, browsers will use their own native spell check. App restart is required after change.</p>
 
     <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
         <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="spell-check-enabled">
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/spell_check.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/spell_check.js
index f75e33157..aee0f379c 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/spell_check.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/spell_check.js
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ import optionsService from "./options.js";
 export async function initSpellCheck() {
     const options = await optionsService.waitForOptions();
 
-    if (!options.is('spellCheckEnabled')) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     const {SpellCheckHandler, ContextMenuListener, ContextMenuBuilder} = require('electron-spellchecker');
     const {remote, shell} = require('electron');
 
     const spellCheckHandler = new SpellCheckHandler();
-    spellCheckHandler.attachToInput();
+
+    // not fully disabling the spellcheck since we want to preserve the context menu
+    // this will just get rid of the "red squiggles"
+    if (options.is('spellCheckEnabled')) {
+        spellCheckHandler.attachToInput();
+    }
 
     spellCheckHandler.switchLanguage(options.get('spellCheckLanguageCode'));
 
diff --git a/src/views/dialogs/about.ejs b/src/views/dialogs/about.ejs
index aabb27221..1ce633e43 100644
--- a/src/views/dialogs/about.ejs
+++ b/src/views/dialogs/about.ejs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 </button>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body">
-                <table class="table">
+                <table class="table table-borderless">
                     <tr>
                         <th>Homepage:</th>
                         <td><a href="https://github.com/zadam/trilium" class="external">https://github.com/zadam/trilium</a></td>