diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f43701c..d07826c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ;; Generic Emacs stuff
 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d")
+(show-paren-mode 1)
 
 ;; multi-term
 (require 'multi-term)