diff --git a/lib/acts_as_versioned.rb b/lib/acts_as_versioned.rb
index baf7d9e..4be13aa 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_versioned.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_versioned.rb
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def versioned_attributes
         end
         
         def altered?
-          self.track_altered_attributes ? (self.version_if_changed.map(&:to_s) - self.changed).length == 0 : changed?
+          self.track_altered_attributes ? (self.version_if_changed.map(&:to_s) - changed).length > 0 : changed?
         end
 
         # Clones a model.  Used when saving a new version or reverting a model's version.
diff --git a/test/versioned_test.rb b/test/versioned_test.rb
index 554e06a..a7bc208 100644
--- a/test/versioned_test.rb
+++ b/test/versioned_test.rb
@@ -184,11 +184,10 @@ def test_version_if_condition_with_block
 
   def test_version_no_limit
     p = Page.create! :title => "title", :body => 'first body'
+    p.save
+    p.save
     5.times do |i|
-      p.title = "title#{i}"
-      p.save
-      assert_equal "title#{i}", p.title
-      assert_equal i+2, p.version
+      assert_page_title p, i
     end
   end
 
@@ -197,10 +196,7 @@ def test_version_max_limit
     p.update_attributes(:title => "title1")
     p.update_attributes(:title => "title2")
     5.times do |i|
-      p.title = "title#{i}"
-      p.save
-      assert_equal "title#{i}", p.title
-      assert_equal (i+4), p.send(:lock_version)
+      assert_page_title p, i, :lock_version
       assert p.versions(true).size <= 2, "locked version can only store 2 versions"
     end
   end
@@ -240,6 +236,13 @@ def test_track_altered_attributes
     assert_equal 2, p.versions(true).size # version 1 deleted
   end
 
+  def assert_page_title(p, i, version_field = :version)
+    p.title = "title#{i}"
+    p.save
+    assert_equal "title#{i}", p.title
+    assert_equal (i+4), p.send(version_field)
+  end
+
   def test_find_versions
     assert_equal 2, locked_pages(:welcome).versions.size
     assert_equal 1, locked_pages(:welcome).versions.find(:all, :conditions => ['title LIKE ?', '%weblog%']).length