diff --git a/plugins/mergePaths.js b/plugins/mergePaths.js
index 66243514..dd45ee01 100644
--- a/plugins/mergePaths.js
+++ b/plugins/mergePaths.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ exports.fn = function(item) {
     if (item.isElem() && !item.isEmpty()) {
 
         var prevContentItem,
-            delim = '';
+            delim = '',
+            prevContentItemKeys = null,
+            prevItemPathClosed = false,
+            contentItemKeys = null,
+            contentItemPathClosed = false,
+            equalData,
+            attrName;
 
         item.content = item.content.filter(function(contentItem) {
 
@@ -25,25 +31,65 @@ exports.fn = function(item) {
             if (prevContentItem &&
                 prevContentItem.isElem('path') &&
                 prevContentItem.hasAttr('d') &&
-                Object.keys(prevContentItem.attrs).length === 1 &&
-                prevContentItem.attr('d').value.charAt(prevContentItem.attr('d').value.length - 1) === 'z' &&
                 contentItem.isElem('path') &&
-                contentItem.hasAttr('d') &&
-                Object.keys(contentItem.attrs).length === 1
+                contentItem.hasAttr('d')
             ) {
+
+                prevItemPathClosed =  prevContentItem.attr('d').value.charAt(prevContentItem.attr('d').value.length-1) === 'z';
+                contentItemPathClosed = contentItem.attr('d').value.charAt(contentItem.attr('d').value.length-1) === 'z';
+
+                if (!prevItemPathClosed && contentItemPathClosed){
+                  //console.log('Previous path not closed, current plath closed', prevContentItem.attr('d').value, contentItem.attr('d').value);
+                  prevContentItem = contentItem;
+                  prevContentItemKeys = null;
+                  return true;
+                }
+
+                if (prevContentItemKeys === null){
+                  prevContentItemKeys = Object.keys(prevContentItem.attrs);
+                }
+
+                contentItemKeys = Object.keys(contentItem.attrs);
+                if (contentItemKeys.length !== 1 || prevContentItemKeys.length !== 1){
+                    if (contentItemKeys.length !== prevContentItemKeys.length){
+                      prevContentItem = contentItem;
+                      prevContentItemKeys = null;
+                      return true;
+                    }
+
+                    equalData = true;
+                    for(var i = 0, I = contentItemKeys.length; i < I; i++){
+                      attrName = contentItemKeys[i];
+                      if (attrName != 'd'){
+                        if(typeof prevContentItem.attrs[attrName] === "undefined"){
+                          equalData = false;
+                          break;
+                        } else if (prevContentItem.attrs[attrName].value !== contentItem.attrs[attrName].value){
+                          equalData = false;
+                          break;
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                    if (!equalData){
+                      prevContentItem = contentItem;
+                      prevContentItemKeys = null;
+                      return true;
+                    }
+                }
                 // "zM", but "z m"
                 // looks like a FontForge parsing bug
                 if (contentItem.attr('d').value.charAt(0) === 'm') {
                     delim = ' ';
+                } else {
+                    delim = ''; // reset delim from looping
                 }
 
                 prevContentItem.attr('d').value += delim + contentItem.attr('d').value;
-
                 return false;
             }
 
             prevContentItem = contentItem;
-
+            prevContentItemKeys = null;
             return true;
 
         });
diff --git a/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg b/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d791884e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+    <path d="M 0,0 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 10,10 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 20,20" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#f00"/>
+    <path d="M 40,40 z"/>
+    <path d="m 50,50 z"/>
+    <path d="M 40,40"/>
+    <path d="m 50,50"/>
+    <path d="M 40,40 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="m 50,50 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 40,40" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="m 50,50" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="m 50,50 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+</svg>
+
+@@@
+
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+    <path d="M 0,0 zM 10,10 zM 20,20" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#f00"/>
+    <path d="M 40,40 z m 50,50 zM 40,40 m 50,50"/>
+    <path d="M 40,40 z m 50,50 zM 40,40 m 50,50" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="m 50,50 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+</svg>