diff --git a/Tomes/TomeArray.cs b/Tomes/TomeArray.cs
index 06dea97..3c36356 100644
--- a/Tomes/TomeArray.cs
+++ b/Tomes/TomeArray.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public TomeArray(JArray data, JToken root)
 		//
 		private void EmitToParents(JToken oldValue)
 		{
-			if (this != root)
+			if (!ReferenceEquals(this, root))
 			{
 				Tome.EmitParentChange(Parent);
 			}
diff --git a/Tomes/TomeObject.cs b/Tomes/TomeObject.cs
index e2071bf..10f1f65 100644
--- a/Tomes/TomeObject.cs
+++ b/Tomes/TomeObject.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public TomeObject(JObject data, JToken root)
 		//
 		private void EmitToParents(JToken oldValue)
 		{
-			if (this != root)
+			if (!ReferenceEquals(this, root))
 			{
 				Tome.EmitParentChange(Parent);
 			}
diff --git a/Tomes/TomeValue.cs b/Tomes/TomeValue.cs
index 89be577..b75c05e 100644
--- a/Tomes/TomeValue.cs
+++ b/Tomes/TomeValue.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public TomeValue(JValue value, JToken root) : base(value)
 		//
 		private void EmitToParents(JToken oldValue)
 		{
-			if (!Equals(this, root))
+			if (!ReferenceEquals(this, root))
 			{
 				Tome.EmitParentChange(Parent);
 			}