diff --git a/packages/core/src/diff.rs b/packages/core/src/diff.rs
index 2f5b84f25..b5f262b0c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/diff.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/diff.rs
@@ -145,25 +145,29 @@ impl<'b> VirtualDom {
                                 (Some(left), Some(right)) => {
                                     // check which name is greater
                                     match left.name.cmp(right.name) {
-                                        std::cmp::Ordering::Less => self.remove_attribute(
-                                            left.name,
-                                            left.namespace,
-                                            mounted_id,
-                                        ),
-                                        std::cmp::Ordering::Greater => self.write_attribute(
-                                            right_template,
-                                            right,
-                                            idx,
-                                            mounted_id,
-                                        ),
+                                        std::cmp::Ordering::Less => {
+                                            self.remove_attribute(
+                                                left.name,
+                                                left.namespace,
+                                                mounted_id,
+                                            );
+                                            left_iter.next();
+                                        }
+                                        std::cmp::Ordering::Greater => {
+                                            self.write_attribute(
+                                                right_template,
+                                                right,
+                                                idx,
+                                                mounted_id,
+                                            );
+                                            right_iter.next();
+                                        }
                                         std::cmp::Ordering::Equal => {
-                                            self.diff_attribute(left, right, mounted_id)
+                                            self.diff_attribute(left, right, mounted_id);
+                                            left_iter.next();
+                                            right_iter.next();
                                         }
                                     }
-
-                                    // consume both
-                                    left_iter.next();
-                                    right_iter.next();
                                 }
                                 (Some(_), None) => {
                                     let left = left_iter.next().unwrap();
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/diff_element.rs b/packages/core/tests/diff_element.rs
index e201dbb38..7169de609 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/diff_element.rs
+++ b/packages/core/tests/diff_element.rs
@@ -88,21 +88,32 @@ fn attribute_diff() {
     fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
         let gen = cx.generation();
 
-        let attrs = cx.bump().alloc(match gen % 2 {
-            0 => vec![Attribute::new(
-                "attr1",
+        // attributes have to be sorted by name
+        let attrs = match gen % 5 {
+            0 => cx.bump().alloc([Attribute::new(
+                "a",
                 AttributeValue::Text("hello"),
                 None,
                 false,
-            )],
-            1 => vec![
-                Attribute::new("attr1", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
-                Attribute::new("attr2", AttributeValue::Float(1.0), None, false),
-                Attribute::new("attr3", AttributeValue::Int(1), None, false),
-                Attribute::new("attr4", AttributeValue::Bool(true), None, false),
-            ],
+            )]) as &[Attribute],
+            1 => cx.bump().alloc([
+                Attribute::new("a", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
+                Attribute::new("b", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
+                Attribute::new("c", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
+            ]) as &[Attribute],
+            2 => cx.bump().alloc([
+                Attribute::new("c", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
+                Attribute::new("d", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
+                Attribute::new("e", AttributeValue::Text("hello"), None, false),
+            ]) as &[Attribute],
+            3 => cx.bump().alloc([Attribute::new(
+                "d",
+                AttributeValue::Text("world"),
+                None,
+                false,
+            )]) as &[Attribute],
             _ => unreachable!(),
-        });
+        };
 
         cx.render(rsx!(
             div {
@@ -120,22 +131,16 @@ fn attribute_diff() {
         vdom.render_immediate().santize().edits,
         [
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr2",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::Float(1.0)).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                name: "b",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::Text("hello",)).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr3",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::Int(1)).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
-            },
-            SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr4",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::Bool(true)).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                name: "c",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::Text("hello",)).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
         ]
     );
@@ -145,22 +150,28 @@ fn attribute_diff() {
         vdom.render_immediate().santize().edits,
         [
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr2",
+                name: "a",
                 value: (&AttributeValue::None).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr3",
+                name: "b",
                 value: (&AttributeValue::None).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr4",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::None).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                name: "d",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::Text("hello",)).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
+            },
+            SetAttribute {
+                name: "e",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::Text("hello",)).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
         ]
     );
@@ -170,22 +181,22 @@ fn attribute_diff() {
         vdom.render_immediate().santize().edits,
         [
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr2",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::Float(1.0)).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                name: "c",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::None).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr3",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::Int(1)).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                name: "d",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::Text("world",)).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
             SetAttribute {
-                name: "attr4",
-                value: (&AttributeValue::Bool(true)).into(),
-                id: ElementId(1),
-                ns: None
+                name: "e",
+                value: (&AttributeValue::None).into(),
+                id: ElementId(1,),
+                ns: None,
             },
         ]
     );