diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c80af60..862c9b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Multibyte Pairs
         input: h<|> press <BS>
         output: h|
 
-        pair: '\ws<': '>' (WRONG pair which missed \zs)
+        pair: '\w<': '>' (WRONG pair which missed \zs)
         input: h<|> press <BS>
         output: | (charactor 'h' is deleted)
 
diff --git a/plugin/auto-pairs.vim b/plugin/auto-pairs.vim
index 6509c31..a79dd4e 100644
--- a/plugin/auto-pairs.vim
+++ b/plugin/auto-pairs.vim
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ func! s:backspace(s)
   return repeat("\<BS>", s:ulen(a:s))
 endf
 
-func! s:getline()
+func! s:getline(...)
   let line = getline('.')
   let pos = col('.') - 1
   let before = strpart(line, 0, pos)
   let after = strpart(line, pos)
-  if g:AutoPairsMultilineClose
+  if a:0 == 0 && g:AutoPairsMultilineClose
     let n = line('$')
     let i = line('.')+1
     while i <= n
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ func! AutoPairsInsert(key)
   " check close pairs
   for [open, close] in b:AutoPairsList
     if a:key == g:AutoPairsWildClosedPair || close[0] == a:key
+      if open == close
+        let [before, after] = s:getline(0)
+      end
       let m = s:matchbegin(after, '\v\s*\zs\V'.close)
       if len(m) > 0
         " skip close pair