diff --git a/lib/transform.js b/lib/transform.js
index 5b1370d1..5344192a 100644
--- a/lib/transform.js
+++ b/lib/transform.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ exports = module.exports = function transform(content, mode, maxHeaderLevel, tit
 
   var wrappedToc =  start + '\n' + toc + '\n' + end;
 
-  if (currentToc === toc) return { transformed: false };
+  if (currentToc === wrappedToc) return { transformed: false };
 
   var data = updateSection(lines.join('\n'), wrappedToc, matchesStart, matchesEnd, true);
   return { transformed : true, data : data, toc: toc, wrappedToc: wrappedToc };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/readme-with-code.md b/test/fixtures/readme-with-code.md
index 6f6c3159..e05cd67b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/readme-with-code.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/readme-with-code.md
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ README to test doctoc with edge-case headers.
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 ## Table of Contents
 
-- [Single Backticks](#single-backticks)
-- [Multiple Backticks](#multiple-backticks)
-- [code tag](#code-tag)
-- [pre tag](#pre-tag)
+Out of date
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/readme-with-custom-title.md b/test/fixtures/readme-with-custom-title.md
index 2534d7fd..a4adeed5 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/readme-with-custom-title.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/readme-with-custom-title.md
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ README to test doctoc with user-specified titles.
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 ## Table of Contents
 
-- [Installation](#installation)
-- [API](#api)
-- [License](#license)
+Out of date
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/readme-with-weird-headers.md b/test/fixtures/readme-with-weird-headers.md
index 9465cfd8..36dd1dbd 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/readme-with-weird-headers.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/readme-with-weird-headers.md
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ README to test doctoc with edge-case headers.
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 ## Table of Contents
 
-- [hasOwnProperty](#hasownproperty)
-- [something else](#something-else)
+Out of date
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->