diff --git a/core/core-evil.el b/core/core-evil.el
index a1f7750fd..76ee423e0 100644
--- a/core/core-evil.el
+++ b/core/core-evil.el
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 (use-package evil
   :init
+  ;; Speed up show-paren outside of normal mode (where my motions are minimal)
+  (add-hook! evil-normal-state-entry (setq show-paren-delay 0.075))
+  (add-hook! evil-normal-state-exit (setq show-paren-delay 0))
+
   ;; Disable highlights on insert-mode
   (add-hook! evil-insert-state-entry 'evil-ex-nohighlight)
   (add-hook! undo-tree-mode (diminish 'undo-tree-mode))
@@ -46,7 +50,6 @@
         ;; Exit minibuffer if alive
         (if (minibuffer-window-active-p (minibuffer-window))
             (narf/minibuffer-quit))))
-
     ;; Jump to new splits
     (defadvice evil-window-split (after evil-window-split-jump activate)
       (evil-window-down 1))
diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 824299f8a..7c7dc6ab3 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   (setq frame-title-format '(buffer-file-name "%f" ("%b"))))
 
 ;; Highlight matching parens
-(setq show-paren-delay 0.05)
+(setq show-paren-delay 0.075)
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 
 (global-hl-line-mode   1)    ; do highlight line