diff --git a/src/bin/relish.rs b/src/bin/relish.rs
index 226c8ab..d44df1a 100644
--- a/src/bin/relish.rs
+++ b/src/bin/relish.rs
@@ -240,21 +240,20 @@ fn incomplete_brackets(line: &str) -> bool {
     for c in line.chars() {
         match c {
             c if ['"', '`', '\''].contains(&c) => {
-		match within_string {
-		    Some(w) if c == w => {
-			balance.pop();
-			within_string = None
-		    }
-		    Some(_) => {},
-		    None => {
-			balance.push(c);
-			within_string = Some(c)
-		    },
-		}
-	    },
-
-	    '(' if within_string.is_none() => balance.push(')'),
+                match within_string {
+                    Some(w) if c == w => {
+                        balance.pop();
+                        within_string = None
+                    }
+                    Some(_) => {},
+                    None => {
+                        balance.push(c);
+                        within_string = Some(c)
+                    },
+                }
+            },
 
+            '(' if within_string.is_none() => balance.push(')'),
             ')' => if let Some(last) = balance.last() {
                 if last == &c {
                     balance.pop();
@@ -391,7 +390,10 @@ fn main() {
         match user_doc {
             Signal::Success(line) => {
                 println!(""); // add a new line before output gets printed
-                let l = line.as_str().to_owned();
+                let mut l = line.as_str().to_owned();
+                if !l.starts_with('(') {
+                    l = "(".to_owned() + &l + ")";
+                }
                 match lex(&l) {
                     Ok(a) => match eval(&a, &mut syms) {
                         Ok(a) => println!("{}", a),