diff --git a/init.d/basics/appearance.el b/init.d/basics/appearance.el
index c573757..f65ad51 100644
--- a/init.d/basics/appearance.el
+++ b/init.d/basics/appearance.el
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
               (set-scroll-bar-mode 'right))
             (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(scroll-bar-width  . 8))
             (my/set-default-fonts)
-            (show-paren-mode t)             ; Visualize matching parens.
+            ;; (show-paren-mode t)             ; Visualize matching parens.
             (setq frame-title-format        ; Show filename in frame title.
                   '(multiple-frames
                     "%b" ("" invocation-name "@" system-name
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@
            (highlight-parentheses-background-colors nil)
            (highlight-parentheses-attributes
             '((:inverse-video t) (:weight ultrabold))))
-  :hook (prog-mode . highlight-parentheses-mode))
+  :hook ((prog-mode . highlight-parentheses-mode)
+         (text-mode . highlight-parentheses-mode)))
 
 (provide 'basics/appearance)
 ;;; appearance.el ends here