diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ui/macrobuttons/dialog/MacroEditorDialog.java b/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ui/macrobuttons/dialog/MacroEditorDialog.java
index 251aa68a71..79d61f96d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ui/macrobuttons/dialog/MacroEditorDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ui/macrobuttons/dialog/MacroEditorDialog.java
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ private void initCommandTextArea() {
 
     // Macro Editor setup
     macroEditorRSyntaxTextArea.setSyntaxEditingStyle("text/MapToolScript");
-
+    macroEditorRSyntaxTextArea.setInsertPairedCharacters(false);
     macroEditorRSyntaxTextArea.setEditable(true);
     macroEditorRSyntaxTextArea.setCodeFoldingEnabled(true);
     macroEditorRSyntaxTextArea.setLineWrap(true);