diff --git a/csvkit/grep.py b/csvkit/grep.py
index f9b46ab1c..ff20ddf91 100644
--- a/csvkit/grep.py
+++ b/csvkit/grep.py
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ def __init__(self, pattern):
         self.pattern = pattern
         
     def __call__(self, arg):
-        return self.pattern.match(arg)
+        return self.pattern.search(arg)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_grep.py b/tests/test_grep.py
index a1550f71e..bad30baed 100644
--- a/tests/test_grep.py
+++ b/tests/test_grep.py
@@ -122,3 +122,17 @@ def test_any_match_and_inverse(self):
             self.fail("Should be no more rows left.")
         except StopIteration:
             pass
+
+    def test_multiline(self):
+        table = [
+            ['a', 'b'],
+            ['1', 'foo\nbar']
+        ]
+        fcr = FilteringCSVReader(iter(table), patterns={'b': re.compile('bar')})
+        self.assertEqual(table[0], next(fcr))
+        self.assertEqual(table[1], next(fcr))
+        try:
+            next(fcr)
+            self.fail("Should be no more rows left.")
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass