diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a384802..b09cdbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -206,12 +206,13 @@ npairs.add_rules({
     :with_move(cond.none())
     -- don't delete if the next character is xx
     :with_del(cond.not_after_regex_check("xx"))
-    -- disable  add newline when press <cr>
+    -- disable add newline when press <cr>
     :with_cr(cond.none())
   },
+  --it is not working on .vim but it working on another filetype
+  Rule("a","a","-vim")
 )
 
-
 npairs.add_rules({
   Rule("$$","$$","tex")
     :with_pair(function(opts)
diff --git a/lua/nvim-autopairs.lua b/lua/nvim-autopairs.lua
index eb4481d..d5178f9 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-autopairs.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-autopairs.lua
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ M.set_buf_rule = function(rules, bufnr)
 end
 
 M.on_attach = function(bufnr)
-    log.debug('on_attach' .. vim.bo.filetype)
+    -- log.debug('on_attach' .. vim.bo.filetype)
     if is_disable() then
         return
     end
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ M.on_attach = function(bufnr)
 
     local rules = {}
     for _, rule in pairs(M.config.rules) do
-        if utils.check_filetype(rule.filetypes, vim.bo.filetype) then
+        if
+            utils.check_filetype(rule.filetypes, vim.bo.filetype)
+            and utils.check_not_filetype(rule.not_filetypes, vim.bo.filetype)
+        then
             table.insert(rules, rule)
         end
     end
diff --git a/lua/nvim-autopairs/rule.lua b/lua/nvim-autopairs/rule.lua
index d832109..d582721 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-autopairs/rule.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-autopairs/rule.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local Cond = require('nvim-autopairs.conds')
+local log = require('nvim-autopairs._log')
 
 --- @class Rule
 --- @field start_pair string
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ local Cond = require('nvim-autopairs.conds')
 --- @field end_pair_func function    dynamic change end_pair
 --- @field end_pair_length number    change end_pair length for key map like <left>
 --- @field key_map string|nil        equal nil mean it will skip on autopairs map
---- @field filetypes table|string
+--- @field filetypes table
+--- @field not_filetypes table
 --- @field is_regex boolean          use regex to compare
 --- @field is_multibyte boolean
 --- @field is_endwise boolean        only use on end_wise
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ function Rule.new(...)
         end_pair      = nil,
         end_pair_func = false,
         filetypes     = nil,
+        not_filetypes = nil,
         move_cond     = nil,
         del_cond      = {},
         cr_cond       = {},
@@ -44,15 +47,29 @@ function Rule.new(...)
         end_pair_length = nil,
     },opt)
 
-    local function verify(rule)
+    local function constructor(rule)
         -- check multibyte
         if #rule.start_pair ~= vim.api.nvim_strwidth(rule.start_pair) then
             rule:use_multibyte()
         end
+        -- check filetypes and not_filetypes
+        -- if have something like "-vim" it will add to not_filetypes
+        if rule.filetypes then
+            local ft, not_ft = {},{}
+            for _, value in pairs(rule.filetypes) do
+                if value:sub(1, 1) == "-" then
+                    table.insert(not_ft, value:sub(2,#value))
+                else
+                    table.insert(ft, value)
+                end
+            end
+            rule.filetypes = #ft>0 and ft or nil
+            rule.not_filetypes = #not_ft>0 and not_ft or nil
+        end
         return rule
     end
     local r = setmetatable(opt, {__index = Rule})
-    return verify(r)
+    return constructor(r)
 end
 
 function Rule:use_regex(value,key_map)
diff --git a/lua/nvim-autopairs/rules/basic.lua b/lua/nvim-autopairs/rules/basic.lua
index 92c113c..fc076fb 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-autopairs/rules/basic.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-autopairs/rules/basic.lua
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ local function setup(opt)
         Rule("```", "```", { 'markdown', 'vimwiki', 'rmarkdown', 'rmd', 'pandoc' }),
         Rule("```.*$", "```", { 'markdown', 'vimwiki', 'rmarkdown', 'rmd', 'pandoc' })
             :only_cr()
-            :use_regex(true)
-        ,
+            :use_regex(true),
         Rule('"""', '"""', { 'python', 'elixir' }),
-        basic("'", "'")
-            :with_pair(cond.not_before_regex_check("%w"))
-            :with_pair(cond.not_filetypes({"rust"})),
-        basic("'", "'", "rust")
+        basic("'", "'", '-rust')
+            :with_pair(cond.not_before_regex_check("%w")),
+        basic("'", "'", 'rust')
             :with_pair(cond.not_before_regex_check("[%w<&]"))
             :with_pair(cond.not_after_text_check(">")),
         basic("`", "`"),
diff --git a/lua/nvim-autopairs/utils.lua b/lua/nvim-autopairs/utils.lua
index 5293fbd..69b264e 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-autopairs/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-autopairs/utils.lua
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ M.check_filetype = function(tbl, filetype)
     return M.is_in_table(tbl, filetype)
 end
 
-M.check_disable_ft = function(tbl, filetype)
+M.check_not_filetype = function(tbl, filetype)
     if tbl == nil then return true end
     return not M.is_in_table(tbl, filetype)
 end
diff --git a/tests/nvim-autopairs_spec.lua b/tests/nvim-autopairs_spec.lua
index b24c6d6..169f7a1 100644
--- a/tests/nvim-autopairs_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/nvim-autopairs_spec.lua
@@ -497,6 +497,17 @@ local data = {
         before = [[aa'|' ]],
         after  = [[aa| ]],
     },
+    {
+        setup_func = function()
+            npairs.clear_rules()
+            npairs.add_rule(Rule("x", "x",{'-vim','-rust'}))
+        end,
+        filetype = 'vim',
+        name = "disable filetype vim",
+        key = [[x]],
+        before = [[a | ]],
+        after = [[a x| ]]
+    },
 }
 
 local run_data = {}