diff --git a/src/mathed/math_cursor.C b/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
index 3a17efa565..4280c68ebe 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_cursor.C
@@ -1465,6 +1465,11 @@ bool MathCursor::interpret(char c)
 
 		macroModeClose();
 
+		if (c == '{' || c == '}') {
+			insert(MathAtom(new MathSpecialCharInset(c)));
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		if (c != ' ')
 			interpret(c);
 
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_macrotable.C b/src/mathed/math_macrotable.C
index d6436c9d51..d2cd7d6f67 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_macrotable.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_macrotable.C
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ void MathMacroTable::builtinMacros()
 	//define("\\def\\emptyset{\\not0}");
 	define("\\def\\notin{\\not\\in}");
 	define("\\def\\slash{/}");
+	//define("\\def\\mathcircumflex{\\^}");
 
 	// fontmath.ltx
 
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_parser.C b/src/mathed/math_parser.C
index 70e827a319..64cb40acdc 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_parser.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_parser.C
@@ -1031,8 +1031,8 @@ void Parser::parse_into1(MathArray & array, unsigned flags, MathTextCodes code)
 			dump();
 			lyxerr << "found '}' unexpectedly, array: '" << array << "'\n";
 			//lyxerr << "found '}' unexpectedly\n";
-			lyx::Assert(0);
-			add(array, '}', LM_TC_TEX);
+			//lyx::Assert(0);
+			//add(array, '}', LM_TC_TEX);
 		}
 
 		else if (t.cat() == catAlign) {