diff --git a/extensions/fsharp/language-configuration.json b/extensions/fsharp/language-configuration.json
index 771333c78413b2cee7bb9f0f7932ba9d08f559c9..89dc2adb5a8413b04ad2b0617edb3d194e2d3534 100644
--- a/extensions/fsharp/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/fsharp/language-configuration.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 		["(", ")"]
 	],
 	"autoClosingPairs": [
-		["{", "}"],
-		["[", "]"],
-		["(", ")"],
-		["\"", "\""]
+		{ "open": "{", "close": "}" },
+		{ "open": "[", "close": "]" },
+		{ "open": "(", "close": ")" },
+		{ "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string"] }
 	],
 	"surroundingPairs": [
 		["{", "}"],