diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a775b0b..3fc4260 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ export default (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => (
     ? httpProxyMiddleware(req, res, {
       // You can use the `http-proxy` option
       target: 'https://www.example.com',
-      // In addition, you can use the `pathRewrite` option provided by `next-http-proxy`
-      pathRewrite: {
-        '^/api/new': '/v2',
-        '^/api': '',
-      },
+      // In addition, you can use the `pathRewrite` option provided by `next-http-proxy-middleware`
+      pathRewrite: [{
+        patternStr: '^/api/new',
+        replaceStr: '/v2'
+      }, {
+        patternStr: '^/api',
+        replaceStr: ''
+      }],
     })
     : res.status(404).send(null)
 );
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 6306f8f..3f9cd1c 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 import { rewritePath } from "./index";
 
 describe("Test `rewritePath` functionn ", () => {
-  test("Replace root URI context", () => {
+  test("[deprecated] Replace root URI context", () => {
     const originUrl = "/api/a/b";
     expect("/auth/a/b").toEqual(rewritePath(originUrl, { "/api": "/auth" }));
   });
 
-  test("Remove root URI context", () => {
+  test("[deprecated] Remove root URI context", () => {
     const originUrl = "/api/a/b";
     expect("/auth/a/b").toEqual(rewritePath(originUrl, { "/api": "/auth" }));
   });
+
+  test("Replace root URI context", () => {
+    const originUrl = "/api/a/b";
+    expect("/auth/a/b").toEqual(rewritePath(originUrl, [{
+      patternStr: "/api",
+      replaceStr: "/auth"
+      },
+    ]));
+  });
+
+  test("Remove root URI context", () => {
+    const originUrl = "/api/a/b";
+    expect("/auth/a/b").toEqual(rewritePath(originUrl, [{ 
+      patternStr: "/api",
+      replaceStr: "/auth"
+    }]));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e0d751a..db0ab66 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { NextApiResponse, NextApiRequest } from "next";
 import httpProxy, { ServerOptions } from "http-proxy";
 export interface NextHttpProxyMiddlewareOptions extends ServerOptions {
-  pathRewrite?: { [key: string]: string };
+  pathRewrite?: { [key: string]: string } 
+  | { patternStr: string, replaceStr: string }[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -10,20 +11,35 @@ export interface NextHttpProxyMiddlewareOptions extends ServerOptions {
 const proxy: httpProxy = httpProxy.createProxy();
 
 /**
- * If a key pattern is found in `pathRewrite` that matches the url value,
- * replace matched string of url with the `pathRewrite` value.
- * @param req
+ * If pattern information matching the input url information is found in the `pathRewrite` array, 
+ * the url value is partially replaced with the `pathRewrite.replaceStr` value.
+ * @param url
  * @param pathRewrite
  */
 export const rewritePath = (
   url: string,
-  pathRewrite: { [key: string]: string }
+  pathRewrite: NextHttpProxyMiddlewareOptions['pathRewrite']
 ) => {
-  for (let patternStr in pathRewrite) {
-    const pattern = RegExp(patternStr);
-    const path = pathRewrite[patternStr];
-    if (pattern.test(url as string)) {
-      return url.replace(pattern, path);
+  if(Array.isArray(pathRewrite)){
+    for (let item of pathRewrite) {
+      const {
+        patternStr,
+        replaceStr
+      } = item;
+      const pattern = RegExp(patternStr);
+      if (pattern.test(url as string)) {
+        return url.replace(pattern, replaceStr);
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    console.warn('[next-http-proxy-middleware] Use array instead of object for \`pathRewrite\` value '
+    + '(related issue: https://github.com/stegano/next-http-proxy-middleware/issues/39)');
+    for (let patternStr in pathRewrite) {
+      const pattern = RegExp(patternStr);
+      const path = pathRewrite[patternStr];
+      if (pattern.test(url as string)) {
+        return url.replace(pattern, path);
+      }
     }
   }
   return url;