diff --git a/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee b/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee
index 7e0ad8c..7326026 100644
--- a/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee
+++ b/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class BracketMatcher
     "‹": "›"
 
   toggleQuotes: (includeSmartQuotes) ->
-    return if @pairedCharacters? and includeSmartQuotes is (@pairedCharacters isnt @defaultPairs)
     if includeSmartQuotes
       @pairedCharacters = _.extend({}, @defaultPairs, @smartQuotePairs)
     else
diff --git a/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee b/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
index 34f95cf..e896597 100644
--- a/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
         expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRange()).toEqual [[0, 1], [0, 5]]
         expect(editor.getLastSelection().isReversed()).toBeTruthy()
 
-      describe "when the bracket-matcher.wrapSelectionsInBrackets is falsy", ->
+      describe "when the bracket-matcher.wrapSelectionsInBrackets is falsy globally", ->
         it "does not wrap the selection in brackets", ->
           atom.config.set('bracket-matcher.wrapSelectionsInBrackets', false)
           editor.setText 'text'
@@ -677,6 +677,18 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
           expect(buffer.getText()).toBe '('
           expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRange()).toEqual [[0, 1], [0, 1]]
 
+      describe "when the bracket-matcher.wrapSelectionsInBrackets is falsy in scope", ->
+        it "does not wrap the selection in brackets", ->
+          atom.config.set('bracket-matcher.wrapSelectionsInBrackets', true)
+          atom.config.set('bracket-matcher.wrapSelectionsInBrackets', false, scopeSelector: '.source.js')
+          editor.setText 'text'
+          editor.moveToBottom()
+          editor.selectToTop()
+          editor.selectAll()
+          editor.insertText '('
+          expect(buffer.getText()).toBe '('
+          expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRange()).toEqual [[0, 1], [0, 1]]
+
     describe "when there is text selected on multiple lines", ->
       it "wraps the selection with brackets", ->
         editor.insertText 'text\nabcd'
@@ -921,7 +933,7 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
       editor.backspace()
       expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe ""
 
-    it "does not delete end bracket even if it directly precedes a begin bracket if autocomplete is turned off", ->
+    it "does not delete end bracket even if it directly precedes a begin bracket if autocomplete is turned off globally", ->
       atom.config.set 'bracket-matcher.autocompleteBrackets', false
       buffer.setText("")
       editor.setCursorBufferPosition([0, 0])
@@ -933,6 +945,19 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
       editor.backspace()
       expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe "}"
 
+    it "does not delete end bracket even if it directly precedes a begin bracket if autocomplete is turned off in scope", ->
+      atom.config.set 'bracket-matcher.autocompleteBrackets', true
+      atom.config.set 'bracket-matcher.autocompleteBrackets', false, scopeSelector: '.source.js'
+      buffer.setText("")
+      editor.setCursorBufferPosition([0, 0])
+      editor.insertText "{"
+      expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe "{"
+      editor.insertText "}"
+      expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe "{}"
+      editor.setCursorBufferPosition([0, 1])
+      editor.backspace()
+      expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe "}"
+
   describe 'bracket-matcher:close-tag', ->
     beforeEach ->
       waitsForPromise ->