diff --git a/tests/unit/test_vcr.py b/tests/unit/test_vcr.py
index 1029de6..cbdcde4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_vcr.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_vcr.py
@@ -72,6 +72,32 @@ def test_vcr_before_record_request_params():
         assert cassette.filter_request(Request('GET', base_path + 'get', '', {})) is not None
 
 
+def test_vcr_before_record_response_iterable():
+    # Regression test for #191
+
+    request = Request('GET', '/', '', {})
+    response = object()  # just can't be None
+
+    # Prevent actually saving the cassette
+    with mock.patch('vcr.cassette.save_cassette'):
+
+        # Baseline: non-iterable before_record_response should work
+        mock_filter = mock.Mock()
+        vcr = VCR(before_record_response=mock_filter)
+        with vcr.use_cassette('test') as cassette:
+            assert mock_filter.call_count == 0
+            cassette.append(request, response)
+            assert mock_filter.call_count == 1
+
+        # Regression test: iterable before_record_response should work too
+        mock_filter = mock.Mock()
+        vcr = VCR(before_record_response=(mock_filter,))
+        with vcr.use_cassette('test') as cassette:
+            assert mock_filter.call_count == 0
+            cassette.append(request, response)
+            assert mock_filter.call_count == 1
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def random_fixture():
     return 1
diff --git a/vcr/config.py b/vcr/config.py
index b5319c2..030462a 100644
--- a/vcr/config.py
+++ b/vcr/config.py
@@ -158,12 +158,10 @@ class VCR(object):
             'before_record_response', self.before_record_response
         )
         filter_functions = []
-        if before_record_response and not isinstance(before_record_response,
-                                                     collections.Iterable):
-            before_record_response = (before_record_response,)
-            for function in before_record_response:
-                filter_functions.append(function)
-
+        if before_record_response:
+            if not isinstance(before_record_response, collections.Iterable):
+                before_record_response = (before_record_response,)
+            filter_functions.extend(before_record_response)
         def before_record_response(response):
             for function in filter_functions:
                 if response is None:
@@ -224,9 +222,7 @@ class VCR(object):
         if before_record_request:
             if not isinstance(before_record_request, collections.Iterable):
                 before_record_request = (before_record_request,)
-            for function in before_record_request:
-                filter_functions.append(function)
-
+            filter_functions.extend(before_record_request)
         def before_record_request(request):
             request = copy.copy(request)
             for function in filter_functions:
@@ -234,7 +230,6 @@ class VCR(object):
                     break
                 request = function(request)
             return request
-
         return before_record_request
 
     @staticmethod