diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index bb71d33..c763ae4 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if(c == ')' && *(w - 1) == ' ') w--;
 			if(c == ' ' && *(w - 1) == ' ') w--;
 		}
-		*w++ = c;
+		if(c == '[' || c == ']' || c == '{' || c == '}')
+			*w++ = ' ', *w++ = c, *w++ = ' ';
+		else
+			*w++ = c;
 	}
 	while(*(--w) <= ' ') *w = 0;
 	fclose(f);