diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 143bbf41..80d77da1 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ require('packer').startup(function(use)
   -- filetype plugin allows me to associate mdx files with markdown
   use { 'nathom/filetype.nvim' }
 
+  -- grammar-guard (uses ltex-ls)
+  use { 'brymer-meneses/grammar-guard.nvim' }
+
   -- Add custom plugins to packer from /nvim/lua/custom/plugins.lua
   local has_plugins, plugins = pcall(require, 'custom.plugins')
   if has_plugins then
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ require('mason').setup()
 
 -- Enable the following language servers
 -- Feel free to add/remove any LSPs that you want here. They will automatically be installed
-local servers = { 'grammarly', 'marksman', 'pyright', 'tsserver', 'sumneko_lua' }
+local servers = { 'ltex', 'marksman', 'pyright', 'tsserver', 'sumneko_lua' }
 
 -- Ensure the servers above are installed
 require('mason-lspconfig').setup {
@@ -474,14 +477,27 @@ cmp.setup {
   },
 }
 
-require'lspconfig'.grammarly.setup({
-    capabilities = capabilities,
-    on_attach = on_attach,
-    cmd = { "/work/grammarly/extension/node_modules/.bin/grammarly-languageserver", "--stdio" },
-    filetypes = { "markdown", "text" },
-    init_options = {
-        clientId = 'client_BaDkMgx4X19X9UxxYRCXZo',
-    },
+require("grammar-guard").init()
+
+-- setup LSP config
+require("lspconfig").grammar_guard.setup({
+  cmd = { '/home/droscigno/.local/share/nvim/mason/packages/ltex-ls/ltex-ls/bin/ltex-ls' },
+	settings = {
+		ltex = {
+			enabled = { "latex", "tex", "bib", "markdown" },
+			language = "en",
+			diagnosticSeverity = "information",
+			setenceCacheSize = 2000,
+			additionalRules = {
+				enablePickyRules = true,
+				motherTongue = "en",
+			},
+			trace = { server = "verbose" },
+			dictionary = {},
+			disabledRules = {},
+			hiddenFalsePositives = {},
+		},
+	},
 })
 
 -- Use Marksman for markdown