diff --git a/FatAntelope.Tests/XdtDiffWriterTests.cs b/FatAntelope.Tests/XdtDiffWriterTests.cs
index 8242e16..c46e506 100644
--- a/FatAntelope.Tests/XdtDiffWriterTests.cs
+++ b/FatAntelope.Tests/XdtDiffWriterTests.cs
@@ -12,21 +12,76 @@ namespace FatAntelope.Tests
     public class XdtWriterTests
     {
         [TestMethod]
-        public void SetAttribute()
+        public void NoLocatorAndSetAttributes()
         {
-            var doc1 = @"
+            var source = @"
                 <root>
-                    <child1 name1='child1' type1='elem1'>child1</child1>
-                    <child2 name1='child2' type1='elem2'>child2</child2>
+                    <child1 name='child1' type='elem1'>child1</child1>
+                    <child2 name='child2' type='elem2'>child2</child2>
                 </root>";
 
-            var doc2 = @"
+            var target = @"
                 <root>
-                    <child1 type1='DIFFERENT' name1='DIFFERENT'>child1</child1>
-                    <child2 name1='child2' type1='elem2'>child2</child2>
+                    <child1 type='DIFFERENT' name='DIFFERENT'>child1</child1>
+                    <child2 name='child2' type='elem2'>child2</child2>
                 </root>";
 
-            AssertCanTransform(doc1, doc2);
+            var patch = GetPatch(source, target);
+
+            // Locator = none
+            AssertNoLocator(patch.SelectSingleNode("/root/child1"));
+
+            // Transform = SetAttributes
+            AssertTransform(patch.SelectSingleNode("/root/child1"), "SetAttributes(type,name)");
+
+            AssertCanTransform(source, target);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void MatchAndSetAttribute()
+        {
+            var source = @"
+                <root>
+                    <child name='child1' type='elem1'>child1</child>
+                    <child name='child2' type='elem2'>child2</child>
+                </root>";
+
+            var target = @"
+                <root>
+                    <child name='DIFFERENT' type='elem1'>child1</child>
+                    <child name='child2' type='elem2'>child2</child>
+                </root>";
+
+            var patch = GetPatch(source, target);
+            
+            // Locator = Match(type)
+            AssertLocator(patch.SelectSingleNode("/root/child"), "Match(type)");
+
+            // Transform = SetAttribute(type)
+            AssertTransform(patch.SelectSingleNode("/root/child"), "SetAttributes(name)");
+
+            AssertCanTransform(source, target);
+        }
+
+        private void AssertTransform(XmlNode node, string expected)
+        {
+            Assert.IsNotNull(node);
+            var value = node.SelectSingleNode("@*[local-name() = 'Transform']").Value;
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, value);
+        }
+
+        private void AssertLocator(XmlNode node, string expected)
+        {
+            Assert.IsNotNull(node);
+            var value = node.SelectSingleNode("@*[local-name() = 'Locator']").Value;
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, value);
+        }
+
+        private void AssertNoLocator(XmlNode node)
+        {
+            Assert.IsNotNull(node);
+            var attribute = node.SelectSingleNode("@*[local-name() = 'Locator']");
+            Assert.IsNull(attribute);
         }
 
         private void AssertCanTransform(string sourceXml, string targetXml)
@@ -52,6 +107,23 @@ private void AssertCanTransform(string sourceXml, string targetXml)
             Assert.IsTrue(Enumerable.SequenceEqual(transformedTree.Root.Hash, tree2.Root.Hash));
         }
 
+        private XmlDocument GetPatch(string sourceXml, string targetXml)
+        {
+            var doc1 = new XmlDocument();
+            doc1.LoadXml(sourceXml);
+
+            // reordered xml but same values
+            var doc2 = new XmlDocument();
+            doc2.LoadXml(targetXml);
+
+            var tree1 = new XTree(doc1);
+            var tree2 = new XTree(doc2);
+            XDiff.Diff(tree1, tree2);
+
+            var writer = new XdtDiffWriter();
+            return writer.GetDiff(tree2);
+        }
+
         private XmlDocument Transform(XmlDocument sourceXml, XmlDocument patchXml)
         {
             var source = new XmlTransformableDocument();
diff --git a/FatAntelope/Writers/XdtDiffWriter.cs b/FatAntelope/Writers/XdtDiffWriter.cs
index c2e623a..bc86412 100644
--- a/FatAntelope/Writers/XdtDiffWriter.cs
+++ b/FatAntelope/Writers/XdtDiffWriter.cs
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ private Trait GetUniqueTrait(XNode element)
                 // Mulitple elements with the same name 
                 if (duplicates.Count > 1)
                 {
+                    XNode poorAttribute = null;
+
                     // try and find unique attribute
                     foreach (var attribute in element.Attributes)
                     {
@@ -408,11 +410,16 @@ private Trait GetUniqueTrait(XNode element)
                         }
 
                         if (unique)
-                            return new Trait() { Attribute = attribute, Index = index };
+                        {
+                            if (attribute.Match != MatchType.Match)
+                                poorAttribute = poorAttribute ?? attribute;
+                            else
+                                return new Trait() { Attribute = attribute, Index = index };
+                        }
                     }
 
                     // No unique attributes, so use index
-                    return new Trait() { Index = index };
+                    return new Trait() { Attribute = poorAttribute, Index = index };
                 }
             }