diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index 9704017..4179019 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -4708,7 +4708,10 @@ All COMMAND-SPECS should be a list in the form
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package lisp-mode
-  :interpreter ("cl" . lisp-mode))      ;; cl-launch scripts
+  :interpreter ("cl" . lisp-mode)
+  :config
+  (modify-syntax-entry ?\[ "(]" lisp-mode-syntax-table)
+  (modify-syntax-entry ?\] ")[" lisp-mode-syntax-table))      ;; cl-launch scripts
 #+END_SRC
 
 *** redshank