diff --git a/NestedSetsBehavior.php b/NestedSetsBehavior.php
index d0d1569..96339b3 100644
--- a/NestedSetsBehavior.php
+++ b/NestedSetsBehavior.php
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@ class NestedSetsBehavior extends Behavior
     {
         switch ($this->operation) {
             case self::OPERATION_MAKE_ROOT:
-                $this->moveNodeAsRoot();
+                if ($this->treeChange || !$this->isRoot() || $this->owner->getIsNewRecord()) {
+                    $this->moveNodeAsRoot();
+                }
                 break;
 
             case self::OPERATION_PREPEND_TO:
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index aaecaca..b5be5af 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             "version": "v1.3.2",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
-                "url": "https://github.com/bestiejs/punycode.js.git",
+                "url": "git@github.com:bestiejs/punycode.js.git",
                 "reference": "38c8d3131a82567bfef18da09f7f4db68c84f8a3"
             },
             "dist": {
@@ -294,16 +294,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "yiisoft/yii2-composer",
-            "version": "2.0.6",
+            "version": "2.0.7",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-composer.git",
-                "reference": "163419f1f197e02f015713b0d4f85598d8f8aa80"
+                "reference": "1439e78be1218c492e6cde251ed87d3f128b9534"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/yiisoft/yii2-composer/zipball/163419f1f197e02f015713b0d4f85598d8f8aa80",
-                "reference": "163419f1f197e02f015713b0d4f85598d8f8aa80",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/yiisoft/yii2-composer/zipball/1439e78be1218c492e6cde251ed87d3f128b9534",
+                "reference": "1439e78be1218c492e6cde251ed87d3f128b9534",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
                 "extension installer",
                 "yii2"
             ],
-            "time": "2018-03-21T16:15:55+00:00"
+            "time": "2018-07-05T15:44:47+00:00"
         }
     ],
     "packages-dev": [
@@ -458,35 +458,29 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock",
-            "version": "4.3.0",
+            "version": "3.2.2",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/phpDocumentor/ReflectionDocBlock.git",
-                "reference": "94fd0001232e47129dd3504189fa1c7225010d08"
+                "reference": "4aada1f93c72c35e22fb1383b47fee43b8f1d157"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpDocumentor/ReflectionDocBlock/zipball/94fd0001232e47129dd3504189fa1c7225010d08",
-                "reference": "94fd0001232e47129dd3504189fa1c7225010d08",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpDocumentor/ReflectionDocBlock/zipball/4aada1f93c72c35e22fb1383b47fee43b8f1d157",
+                "reference": "4aada1f93c72c35e22fb1383b47fee43b8f1d157",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "php": "^7.0",
-                "phpdocumentor/reflection-common": "^1.0.0",
-                "phpdocumentor/type-resolver": "^0.4.0",
+                "php": ">=5.5",
+                "phpdocumentor/reflection-common": "^1.0@dev",
+                "phpdocumentor/type-resolver": "^0.3.0",
                 "webmozart/assert": "^1.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
-                "doctrine/instantiator": "~1.0.5",
-                "mockery/mockery": "^1.0",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "^6.4"
+                "mockery/mockery": "^0.9.4",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.4"
             },
             "type": "library",
-            "extra": {
-                "branch-alias": {
-                    "dev-master": "4.x-dev"
-                }
-            },
             "autoload": {
                 "psr-4": {
                     "phpDocumentor\\Reflection\\": [
@@ -505,20 +499,20 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "With this component, a library can provide support for annotations via DocBlocks or otherwise retrieve information that is embedded in a DocBlock.",
-            "time": "2017-11-30T07:14:17+00:00"
+            "time": "2017-08-08T06:39:58+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "phpdocumentor/type-resolver",
-            "version": "0.4.0",
+            "version": "0.3.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/phpDocumentor/TypeResolver.git",
-                "reference": "9c977708995954784726e25d0cd1dddf4e65b0f7"
+                "reference": "fb3933512008d8162b3cdf9e18dba9309b7c3773"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpDocumentor/TypeResolver/zipball/9c977708995954784726e25d0cd1dddf4e65b0f7",
-                "reference": "9c977708995954784726e25d0cd1dddf4e65b0f7",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpDocumentor/TypeResolver/zipball/fb3933512008d8162b3cdf9e18dba9309b7c3773",
+                "reference": "fb3933512008d8162b3cdf9e18dba9309b7c3773",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -552,27 +546,27 @@
                     "email": "me@mikevanriel.com"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2017-07-14T14:27:02+00:00"
+            "time": "2017-06-03T08:32:36+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "phpspec/prophecy",
-            "version": "1.7.5",
+            "version": "1.7.6",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/phpspec/prophecy.git",
-                "reference": "dfd6be44111a7c41c2e884a336cc4f461b3b2401"
+                "reference": "33a7e3c4fda54e912ff6338c48823bd5c0f0b712"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpspec/prophecy/zipball/dfd6be44111a7c41c2e884a336cc4f461b3b2401",
-                "reference": "dfd6be44111a7c41c2e884a336cc4f461b3b2401",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpspec/prophecy/zipball/33a7e3c4fda54e912ff6338c48823bd5c0f0b712",
+                "reference": "33a7e3c4fda54e912ff6338c48823bd5c0f0b712",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
                 "doctrine/instantiator": "^1.0.2",
                 "php": "^5.3|^7.0",
                 "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": "^2.0|^3.0.2|^4.0",
-                "sebastian/comparator": "^1.1|^2.0",
+                "sebastian/comparator": "^1.1|^2.0|^3.0",
                 "sebastian/recursion-context": "^1.0|^2.0|^3.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
@@ -615,7 +609,7 @@
                 "spy",
                 "stub"
             ],
-            "time": "2018-02-19T10:16:54+00:00"
+            "time": "2018-04-18T13:57:24+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "phpunit/dbunit",
@@ -1425,21 +1419,77 @@
             "time": "2015-06-21T13:59:46+00:00"
         },
         {
+            "name": "symfony/polyfill-ctype",
+            "version": "v1.8.0",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-ctype.git",
+                "reference": "7cc359f1b7b80fc25ed7796be7d96adc9b354bae"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/polyfill-ctype/zipball/7cc359f1b7b80fc25ed7796be7d96adc9b354bae",
+                "reference": "7cc359f1b7b80fc25ed7796be7d96adc9b354bae",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=5.3.3"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "branch-alias": {
+                    "dev-master": "1.8-dev"
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Symfony\\Polyfill\\Ctype\\": ""
+                },
+                "files": [
+                    "bootstrap.php"
+                ]
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Symfony Community",
+                    "homepage": "https://symfony.com/contributors"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Gert de Pagter",
+                    "email": "BackEndTea@gmail.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Symfony polyfill for ctype functions",
+            "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
+            "keywords": [
+                "compatibility",
+                "ctype",
+                "polyfill",
+                "portable"
+            ],
+            "time": "2018-04-30T19:57:29+00:00"
+        },
+        {
             "name": "symfony/yaml",
-            "version": "v3.4.6",
+            "version": "v3.4.12",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/yaml.git",
-                "reference": "6af42631dcf89e9c616242c900d6c52bd53bd1bb"
+                "reference": "c5010cc1692ce1fa328b1fb666961eb3d4a85bb0"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/yaml/zipball/6af42631dcf89e9c616242c900d6c52bd53bd1bb",
-                "reference": "6af42631dcf89e9c616242c900d6c52bd53bd1bb",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/yaml/zipball/c5010cc1692ce1fa328b1fb666961eb3d4a85bb0",
+                "reference": "c5010cc1692ce1fa328b1fb666961eb3d4a85bb0",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "php": "^5.5.9|>=7.0.8"
+                "php": "^5.5.9|>=7.0.8",
+                "symfony/polyfill-ctype": "~1.8"
             },
             "conflict": {
                 "symfony/console": "<3.4"
@@ -1480,7 +1530,7 @@
             ],
             "description": "Symfony Yaml Component",
             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2018-02-16T09:50:28+00:00"
+            "time": "2018-05-03T23:18:14+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "webmozart/assert",
diff --git a/tests/NestedSetsBehaviorTestCase.php b/tests/NestedSetsBehaviorTestCase.php
index fd2c000..664ec50 100644
--- a/tests/NestedSetsBehaviorTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/NestedSetsBehaviorTestCase.php
@@ -233,6 +233,16 @@ class NestedSetsBehaviorTestCase extends BaseTestCase
         $node->makeRoot()->save();
     }
 
+    public function testMakeRootNoChange()
+    {
+        $node = MultipleTreeNode::findOne(1);
+        $node->slug = 'root';
+        $this->assertTrue($node->makeRoot()->save());
+        $dataSet = $this->getConnection()->createDataSet(['tree', 'multiple_tree']);
+        $expectedDataSet = new ArrayDataSet(require(__DIR__ . '/data/test-make-root-no-change.php'));
+        $this->assertDataSetsEqual($expectedDataSet, $dataSet);
+    }
+
     public function testPrependToInsertInNoEmpty()
     {
         $node = new Node(['slug' => 'new']);
diff --git a/tests/data/test-make-root-no-change.php b/tests/data/test-make-root-no-change.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7439e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test-make-root-no-change.php
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+return array(
+    'tree' => array(
+        array('id' => '1','lft' => '1','rgt' => '50','depth' => '0','slug' => 'r1'),
+        array('id' => '2','lft' => '2','rgt' => '27','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n1'),
+        array('id' => '3','lft' => '28','rgt' => '29','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n2'),
+        array('id' => '4','lft' => '30','rgt' => '49','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n3'),
+        array('id' => '5','lft' => '3','rgt' => '10','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n11'),
+        array('id' => '6','lft' => '11','rgt' => '18','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n12'),
+        array('id' => '7','lft' => '19','rgt' => '26','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n13'),
+        array('id' => '8','lft' => '31','rgt' => '32','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n31'),
+        array('id' => '9','lft' => '33','rgt' => '40','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n32'),
+        array('id' => '10','lft' => '41','rgt' => '48','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n33'),
+        array('id' => '11','lft' => '4','rgt' => '5','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n111'),
+        array('id' => '12','lft' => '6','rgt' => '7','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n112'),
+        array('id' => '13','lft' => '8','rgt' => '9','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n113'),
+        array('id' => '14','lft' => '12','rgt' => '13','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n121'),
+        array('id' => '15','lft' => '14','rgt' => '15','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n122'),
+        array('id' => '16','lft' => '16','rgt' => '17','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n123'),
+        array('id' => '17','lft' => '20','rgt' => '21','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n131'),
+        array('id' => '18','lft' => '22','rgt' => '23','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n132'),
+        array('id' => '19','lft' => '24','rgt' => '25','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n133'),
+        array('id' => '20','lft' => '34','rgt' => '35','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n321'),
+        array('id' => '21','lft' => '36','rgt' => '37','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n322'),
+        array('id' => '22','lft' => '38','rgt' => '39','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n323'),
+        array('id' => '23','lft' => '42','rgt' => '43','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n331'),
+        array('id' => '24','lft' => '44','rgt' => '45','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n332'),
+        array('id' => '25','lft' => '46','rgt' => '47','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n333'),
+    ),
+    'multiple_tree' => array(
+        array('id' => '1','tree' => '1','lft' => '1','rgt' => '50','depth' => '0','slug' => 'root'),
+        array('id' => '2','tree' => '1','lft' => '2','rgt' => '27','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n1'),
+        array('id' => '3','tree' => '1','lft' => '28','rgt' => '29','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n2'),
+        array('id' => '4','tree' => '1','lft' => '30','rgt' => '49','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n3'),
+        array('id' => '5','tree' => '1','lft' => '3','rgt' => '10','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n11'),
+        array('id' => '6','tree' => '1','lft' => '11','rgt' => '18','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n12'),
+        array('id' => '7','tree' => '1','lft' => '19','rgt' => '26','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n13'),
+        array('id' => '8','tree' => '1','lft' => '31','rgt' => '32','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n31'),
+        array('id' => '9','tree' => '1','lft' => '33','rgt' => '40','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n32'),
+        array('id' => '10','tree' => '1','lft' => '41','rgt' => '48','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n33'),
+        array('id' => '11','tree' => '1','lft' => '4','rgt' => '5','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n111'),
+        array('id' => '12','tree' => '1','lft' => '6','rgt' => '7','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n112'),
+        array('id' => '13','tree' => '1','lft' => '8','rgt' => '9','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n113'),
+        array('id' => '14','tree' => '1','lft' => '12','rgt' => '13','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n121'),
+        array('id' => '15','tree' => '1','lft' => '14','rgt' => '15','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n122'),
+        array('id' => '16','tree' => '1','lft' => '16','rgt' => '17','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n123'),
+        array('id' => '17','tree' => '1','lft' => '20','rgt' => '21','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n131'),
+        array('id' => '18','tree' => '1','lft' => '22','rgt' => '23','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n132'),
+        array('id' => '19','tree' => '1','lft' => '24','rgt' => '25','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n133'),
+        array('id' => '20','tree' => '1','lft' => '34','rgt' => '35','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n321'),
+        array('id' => '21','tree' => '1','lft' => '36','rgt' => '37','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n322'),
+        array('id' => '22','tree' => '1','lft' => '38','rgt' => '39','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n323'),
+        array('id' => '23','tree' => '1','lft' => '42','rgt' => '43','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n331'),
+        array('id' => '24','tree' => '1','lft' => '44','rgt' => '45','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n332'),
+        array('id' => '25','tree' => '1','lft' => '46','rgt' => '47','depth' => '3','slug' => 'n333'),
+
+        array('id' => '26','tree' => '26','lft' => '1','rgt' => '28','depth' => '0','slug' => 'r2'),
+        array('id' => '27','tree' => '26','lft' => '2','rgt' => '11','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n1'),
+        array('id' => '28','tree' => '26','lft' => '12','rgt' => '13','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n2'),
+        array('id' => '29','tree' => '26','lft' => '14','rgt' => '17','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n3'),
+        array('id' => '30','tree' => '26','lft' => '18','rgt' => '27','depth' => '1','slug' => 'n4'),
+        array('id' => '31','tree' => '26','lft' => '3','rgt' => '4','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n11'),
+        array('id' => '32','tree' => '26','lft' => '5','rgt' => '6','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n12'),
+        array('id' => '33','tree' => '26','lft' => '7','rgt' => '8','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n13'),
+        array('id' => '34','tree' => '26','lft' => '9','rgt' => '10','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n14'),
+        array('id' => '35','tree' => '26','lft' => '15','rgt' => '16','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n31'),
+        array('id' => '36','tree' => '26','lft' => '19','rgt' => '20','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n41'),
+        array('id' => '37','tree' => '26','lft' => '21','rgt' => '22','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n42'),
+        array('id' => '38','tree' => '26','lft' => '23','rgt' => '24','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n43'),
+        array('id' => '39','tree' => '26','lft' => '25','rgt' => '26','depth' => '2','slug' => 'n44'),
+    )
+);
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