diff --git a/services/spelling/.nvmrc b/services/spelling/.nvmrc
index d9f880069d..5ab50cd8e9 100644
--- a/services/spelling/.nvmrc
+++ b/services/spelling/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.14.2
+14.18.3
diff --git a/services/spelling/Dockerfile b/services/spelling/Dockerfile
index 3a2268800d..0a946d9ace 100644
--- a/services/spelling/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/spelling/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instead run bin/update_build_scripts from
 # https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex-dev-environment
 
-FROM node:16.14.2 as base
+FROM gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node:14.18.3 as base
 
 WORKDIR /overleaf/services/spelling
 COPY services/spelling/install_deps.sh /overleaf/services/spelling/
diff --git a/services/spelling/Makefile b/services/spelling/Makefile
index db6411fa4c..9ddeeedd76 100644
--- a/services/spelling/Makefile
+++ b/services/spelling/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ HERE=$(shell pwd)
 MONOREPO=$(shell cd ../../ && pwd)
 # Run the linting commands in the scope of the monorepo.
 # Eslint and prettier (plus some configs) are on the root.
-RUN_LINTING = docker run --rm -v $(MONOREPO):$(MONOREPO) -w $(HERE) node:16.14.2 npm run --silent
+RUN_LINTING = docker run --rm -v $(MONOREPO):$(MONOREPO) -w $(HERE) gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node:14.18.3 npm run --silent
 
 format:
 	$(RUN_LINTING) format
diff --git a/services/spelling/buildscript.txt b/services/spelling/buildscript.txt
index 7043696cda..47ddd8a0cb 100644
--- a/services/spelling/buildscript.txt
+++ b/services/spelling/buildscript.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ spelling
 --docker-repos=gcr.io/overleaf-ops
 --env-add=
 --env-pass-through=
---node-version=16.14.2
+--node-image=gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node
+--node-version=14.18.3
 --public-repo=False
 --script-version=4.1.0
diff --git a/services/spelling/install_deps.sh b/services/spelling/install_deps.sh
index c88135e9ba..77dc28693d 100644
--- a/services/spelling/install_deps.sh
+++ b/services/spelling/install_deps.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 
 set -ex
 
+echo 'APT::Default-Release "stretch";' >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/default-release
+
 # The following aspell packages exist in Ubuntu but not Debian:
 # aspell-af, aspell-id, aspell-nr, aspell-ns, aspell-st, aspell-tn, aspell-ts, aspell-xhu
 echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-amd.list
 echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ focal main universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-ports-arm.list
 apt-key adv --no-tty --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
+# Need to install aspell-no from testing (buster) as broken in stable (stretch).
+echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unstable.list
 
 apt-get update
-apt-get install -y aspell aspell-en aspell-af aspell-ar aspell-ar-large aspell-bg aspell-br aspell-ca aspell-cs aspell-cy aspell-da aspell-de aspell-de-1901 aspell-el aspell-eo aspell-es aspell-et aspell-eu-es aspell-fa aspell-fo aspell-fr aspell-ga aspell-gl-minimos aspell-hr aspell-hsb aspell-id aspell-it aspell-kk aspell-ku aspell-lt aspell-lv aspell-nl aspell-no aspell-nr aspell-ns  aspell-pa aspell-pl aspell-pt aspell-pt-br aspell-ro aspell-ru aspell-sk aspell-sl aspell-st aspell-sv aspell-tl aspell-tn aspell-ts aspell-xh
+apt-get install -y aspell aspell-en aspell-af aspell-ar aspell-ar-large aspell-bg aspell-br aspell-ca aspell-cs aspell-cy aspell-da aspell-de aspell-de-alt aspell-el aspell-eo aspell-es aspell-et aspell-eu-es aspell-fa aspell-fo aspell-fr aspell-ga aspell-gl-minimos aspell-hr aspell-hsb aspell-id aspell-it aspell-kk aspell-ku aspell-lt aspell-lv aspell-nl aspell-nr aspell-ns  aspell-pa aspell-pl aspell-pt aspell-pt-br aspell-ro aspell-ru aspell-sk aspell-sl aspell-st aspell-sv aspell-tl aspell-tn aspell-ts aspell-xh
+
+printf 'Package: aspell-*\nPin: release a=unstable\nPin-Priority: 1337\n' \
+  > /etc/apt/preferences.d/aspell-from-unstable
+apt-get install aspell-no
diff --git a/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js b/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js
index 1204f831b4..76cb4f1774 100644
--- a/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js
+++ b/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js
@@ -27,26 +27,7 @@ describe('checking words', function () {
     it('should return the list of misspellings', async function () {
       const body = JSON.parse(response.body)
       expect(body).to.deep.equal({
-        misspellings: [
-          {
-            index: 0,
-            suggestions: [
-              'anther',
-              'another',
-              'anthers',
-              'panther',
-              'anathema',
-              'anthem',
-              'nether',
-              "anther's",
-              'ante',
-              'neither',
-              'norther',
-              'ether',
-              'other',
-            ],
-          },
-        ],
+        misspellings: [{ index: 0, suggestions: ['anther', 'another'] }],
       })
     })
   })