diff --git a/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspell.py b/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspell.py
index 341b434ed0..2ef52a8048 100644
--- a/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspell.py
+++ b/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspell.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def __init__(self, hunspell_dllpath):
         try:
             # First use bundled hunspell location.
             self.hunspell = cdll[hunspell_dllpath]
-        except OSError:
+        except (OSError, AttributeError):
             # No bundled (or incompatible bundled) libhunspell found.
             # found. So search for system libhunspell.
             self.hunspell = None
diff --git a/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspellml.py b/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspellml.py
index c7ce8a981b..aa53787261 100644
--- a/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspellml.py
+++ b/src/Resource_Files/plugin_launchers/python/pluginhunspellml.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def __init__(self, hunspell_dllpath):
         try:
             # First use bundled hunspell location.
             self.hunspell = cdll[hunspell_dllpath]
-        except OSError:
+        except (OSError, AttributeError):
             # No bundled (or incompatible bundled) libhunspell found.
             # found. So search for system libhunspell.
             self.hunspell = None