diff --git a/moo/mooedit/mooeditprefs.c b/moo/mooedit/mooeditprefs.c
index cb1a1b31..88380f90 100644
--- a/moo/mooedit/mooeditprefs.c
+++ b/moo/mooedit/mooeditprefs.c
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ void        _moo_edit_set_default_settings      (void)
     NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_PREFS_BACKGROUND, &(style->base[GTK_STATE_NORMAL]));
     NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_PREFS_SELECTED_FOREGROUND, &(style->text[GTK_STATE_SELECTED]));
     NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_PREFS_SELECTED_BACKGROUND, &(style->base[GTK_STATE_SELECTED]));
-    NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_MATCHING_BRACKETS_CORRECT "/" MOO_EDIT_PREFS_FOREGROUND, &(style->base[GTK_STATE_SELECTED]));
-    NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_MATCHING_BRACKETS_INCORRECT "/" MOO_EDIT_PREFS_FOREGROUND, &(style->base[GTK_STATE_SELECTED]));
+    NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_MATCHING_BRACKETS_CORRECT "/" MOO_EDIT_PREFS_FOREGROUND, &(style->text[GTK_STATE_NORMAL]));
+    NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_MATCHING_BRACKETS_INCORRECT "/" MOO_EDIT_PREFS_FOREGROUND, &(style->text[GTK_STATE_NORMAL]));
 
     gdk_color_parse ("#EEF6FF", &color);
     NEW_KEY_COLOR (MOO_EDIT_PREFS_HIGHLIGHT_CURRENT_LINE_COLOR, &color);
diff --git a/moo/mooedit/moopaned.c b/moo/mooedit/moopaned.c
index 17899b08..ecce55cf 100644
--- a/moo/mooedit/moopaned.c
+++ b/moo/mooedit/moopaned.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void moo_paned_class_init (MooPanedClass *klass)
                                      g_param_spec_boolean ("enable-border",
                                              "enable-border",
                                              "enable-border",
-                                             FALSE,
+                                             TRUE,
                                              G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
     gtk_widget_class_install_style_property (widget_class,
diff --git a/moo/mooedit/mootextbuffer.c b/moo/mooedit/mootextbuffer.c
index ef9fc882..9589d0c6 100644
--- a/moo/mooedit/mootextbuffer.c
+++ b/moo/mooedit/mootextbuffer.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ moo_text_buffer_set_bracket_match_style (MooTextBuffer           *buffer,
     if (style->mask & GTK_SOURCE_TAG_STYLE_USE_BACKGROUND)
         bg = &style->background;
     if (style->mask & GTK_SOURCE_TAG_STYLE_USE_FOREGROUND)
-        bg = &style->foreground;
+        fg = &style->foreground;
     if (style->italic)
         italic = PANGO_STYLE_ITALIC;
     if (style->bold)
diff --git a/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c b/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
index 8d486e4a..793c4ba0 100644
--- a/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
+++ b/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ moo_text_view_constructor (GType                  type,
                                       G_CALLBACK (can_redo_cb),
                                       view);
 
-    g_object_set (get_buffer (view), "check-brackets", TRUE, NULL);
+    g_object_set (get_buffer (view), "check-brackets",
+                  view->priv->check_brackets, NULL);
 
     g_signal_connect_swapped (get_buffer (view), "cursor_moved",
                               G_CALLBACK (cursor_moved), view);