diff --git a/buffer.py b/buffer.py
index 0c504a2..7b53dd2 100644
--- a/buffer.py
+++ b/buffer.py
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ class FileBuffer(Buffer):
         data = self.read()
         self.lines = data.split(self.nl)
     def reload(self):
-        self.open()
+        data = self.read()
+        self.set_data(data)
     def changed_on_disk(self):
         assert self.checksum is not None
         f = open(self.path)
diff --git a/mode/latex.py b/mode/latex.py
index 93f6eb0..45c3cb1 100644
--- a/mode/latex.py
+++ b/mode/latex.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class LatexInsertSpace(TextInsertSpace):
 class LatexCheckSpelling(method.Method):
     """Check the spelling of the document via ispell -t"""
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        w.application.run_external('ispell', '-t', w.buffer.path)
+        w.application.run_external('ispell', '-M', '-t', w.buffer.path)
+        w.buffer.reload()
 
 install = Latex.install