diff --git a/lib/ace/edit_session/folding.js b/lib/ace/edit_session/folding.js
index e4415fe1..d3fa0ef0 100644
--- a/lib/ace/edit_session/folding.js
+++ b/lib/ace/edit_session/folding.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function Folding() {
 
         // --- Some checking ---
         if (!(startRow < endRow || 
-            startRow == endRow && startColumn < endColumn - 2))
+            startRow == endRow && startColumn <= endColumn - 2))
             throw new Error("The range has to be at least 2 characters width");
 
         var startFold = this.getFoldAt(startRow, startColumn, 1);
diff --git a/lib/ace/multi_select_test.js b/lib/ace/multi_select_test.js
index 795aee2b..45ab4965 100644
--- a/lib/ace/multi_select_test.js
+++ b/lib/ace/multi_select_test.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = {
         MultiSelect(editor);
 
         editor.navigateFileEnd();
-        exec("selectMoreBefore", 4);
+        exec("selectMoreBefore", 3);
         assert.ok(editor.inMultiSelectMode);
         assert.equal(editor.selection.getAllRanges().length, 4);