diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index a31f37e..04661ff 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  '(font-latex-fontify-sectioning (quote color))
  '(global-font-lock-mode t nil (font-lock))
  '(inhibit-startup-screen t)
+ '(parens-require-spaces nil)
  '(safe-local-variable-values (quote ((TeX-master . notes\.tex) (bookmark-default-file . "./emacs.bmk"))))
  '(show-paren-mode t)
  '(smart-tab-completion-functions-alist (quote ((emacs-lisp-mode . lisp-complete-symbol) (text-mode . dabbrev-completion) (latex-mode . TeX-complete-symbol))))