diff --git a/lua/astrocommunity/motion/vim-matchup/init.lua b/lua/astrocommunity/motion/vim-matchup/init.lua
index b797d57e2..bdc197425 100644
--- a/lua/astrocommunity/motion/vim-matchup/init.lua
+++ b/lua/astrocommunity/motion/vim-matchup/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 return {
   "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
   dependencies = { "andymass/vim-matchup" },
-  init = function() vim.g.matchup_matchparen_offscreen = { method = "popup" } end,
+  init = function()
+    vim.g.matchup_matchparen_offscreen = { method = "popup" }
+    vim.g.matchup_matchparen_deferred = 1
+  end,
   opts = { matchup = { enable = true } },
 }