diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index aa8c764..7b9ef5a 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function! startify#insane_in_the_membrane() abort
         \ norelativenumber
         \ nospell
         \ noswapfile
+        \ matchpairs=
   if empty(&statusline)
     setlocal statusline=\ startify
   endif