diff --git a/lib/validator.js b/lib/validator.js
index 59121c445..98bb94a19 100644
--- a/lib/validator.js
+++ b/lib/validator.js
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ Specberus.prototype.getSotDSection = function () {
     ,   $ = this.$
     ,   $div = $("<div></div>")
     ,   self = this
+    ,   $nav = $("nav#toc")
     ;
+
     $("h2").each(function () {
         var $h2 = $(this);
         if ($startH2) {
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ Specberus.prototype.getSotDSection = function () {
             return;
         }
         if (!started) return;
-        if ($endH2[0] === this) return false;
+        if ($endH2[0] === this || $nav[0] === this) return false;
         $div.append($(this).clone());
     });
     this.sotdSection = $div.children();
@@ -269,4 +271,3 @@ Specberus.prototype.transition = function (options) {
 }
 
 exports.Specberus = Specberus;
-
diff --git a/test/docs/headers/simple.html b/test/docs/headers/simple.html
index da912eefb..723c9c917 100644
--- a/test/docs/headers/simple.html
+++ b/test/docs/headers/simple.html
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ <h2>Status of This Document</h2>
     </p>
     <nav id="toc">
       <h2>Table of Contents</h2>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Nothing</li>
+      </ul>
     </nav>
-    <ul>
-      <li>Nothing</li>
-    </ul>
   </body>
 </html>