diff --git a/modules/feature/evil/config.el b/modules/feature/evil/config.el
index fa75c54ea..9a251a57a 100644
--- a/modules/feature/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/evil/config.el
@@ -277,7 +277,12 @@
 (def-package! evil-matchit
   :commands (evilmi-jump-items evilmi-text-object global-evil-matchit-mode)
   :config (global-evil-matchit-mode 1)
-  :init (+evil--textobj "%" #'evilmi-text-object))
+  :init
+  (+evil--textobj "%" #'evilmi-text-object)
+  (defun +evil|simple-matchit ()
+    "Force evil-matchit to favor simple bracket jumping. Helpful where the new
+algorithm is just confusing, like in python or ruby."
+    (setq-local evilmi-always-simple-jump t)))
 
 
 (def-package! evil-multiedit
diff --git a/modules/lang/python/config.el b/modules/lang/python/config.el
index 3551c5939..b859d062c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/python/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/python/config.el
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         python-shell-completion-string-code
         "';'.join(get_ipython().Completer.all_completions('''%s'''))\n")
 
-  (add-hook 'python-mode-hook #'flycheck-mode)
+  (add-hook! 'python-mode-hook
+    #'(flycheck-mode +evil|simple-matchit))
 
   :config
   (set! :repl 'python-mode #'+python/repl)