diff --git a/emacs/init.el b/emacs/init.el
index 228a0e3..882586f 100644
--- a/emacs/init.el
+++ b/emacs/init.el
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Point must be at the beginning of balanced expression (sexp)."
   (looking-at (rx (or "(" "{" "["))))
 
 (defun being-past-closing-paren ()
-  (thing-at-point-looking-at (rx (or ")" "}" "]"))))
+  (looking-back (rx (or ")" "}" "]"))))
 
 ;;;;; Basic
 (use-package smartparens