diff --git a/lib/md030.js b/lib/md030.js
index aa5c9ba36..9d125fa07 100644
--- a/lib/md030.js
+++ b/lib/md030.js
@@ -24,24 +24,26 @@ module.exports = {
         const { line, lineNumber } = item;
         const match = /^[\s>]*\S+(\s*)/.exec(line);
         const [ { "length": matchLength }, { "length": actualSpaces } ] = match;
-        let fixInfo = null;
-        if ((expectedSpaces !== actualSpaces) && (line.length > matchLength)) {
-          fixInfo = {
-            "editColumn": matchLength - actualSpaces + 1,
-            "deleteCount": actualSpaces,
-            "insertText": "".padEnd(expectedSpaces)
-          };
+        if (matchLength < line.length) {
+          let fixInfo = null;
+          if (expectedSpaces !== actualSpaces) {
+            fixInfo = {
+              "editColumn": matchLength - actualSpaces + 1,
+              "deleteCount": actualSpaces,
+              "insertText": "".padEnd(expectedSpaces)
+            };
+          }
+          addErrorDetailIf(
+            onError,
+            lineNumber,
+            expectedSpaces,
+            actualSpaces,
+            null,
+            null,
+            [ 1, matchLength ],
+            fixInfo
+          );
         }
-        addErrorDetailIf(
-          onError,
-          lineNumber,
-          expectedSpaces,
-          actualSpaces,
-          null,
-          null,
-          [ 1, matchLength ],
-          fixInfo
-        );
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/test/bare-list-markers.md b/test/bare-list-markers.md
index ebc9403b9..0d9e053aa 100644
--- a/test/bare-list-markers.md
+++ b/test/bare-list-markers.md
@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
+# Bare List Markers
+
+## Ordered 1/1/1
+
+1.
+1.
+1.
+
+## Ordered 1/2/3
+
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+## Unordered *
+
 *
+*
+*
+
+## Unordered +
 
++
++
 +
 
--
+## Unordered -
 
-1.
+-
+-
+-
 
-{MD004:3}{MD004:5}
-{MD030:1}{MD030:3}{MD030:5}{MD030:7}
+<!-- markdownlint-disable-file ul-style -->
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md b/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md
index 9f69121cd..add0b90bc 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #
 
 -
+(bare list item marker)
 
 1.
+(bare list item marker)
+
+-a
+(not a list item)
+
+1.a
+(not a list item)
 
 - a
 
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md.fixed b/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md.fixed
index b7b7834b1..f818d37a7 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md.fixed
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.md.fixed
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #
 
 -
+(bare list item marker)
 
 1.
+(bare list item marker)
+
+-a
+(not a list item)
+
+1.a
+(not a list item)
 
 - a
 
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.results.json b/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.results.json
index 1d3ed425a..178ff5972 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.results.json
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD030-warning-message.results.json
@@ -1,24 +1,6 @@
 [
     {
-        "lineNumber": 3,
-        "ruleNames": [ "MD030", "list-marker-space" ],
-        "ruleDescription": "Spaces after list markers",
-        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md030",
-        "errorDetail": "Expected: 1; Actual: 0",
-        "errorContext": null,
-        "errorRange": [1, 1]
-    },
-    {
-        "lineNumber": 5,
-        "ruleNames": [ "MD030", "list-marker-space" ],
-        "ruleDescription": "Spaces after list markers",
-        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md030",
-        "errorDetail": "Expected: 1; Actual: 0",
-        "errorContext": null,
-        "errorRange": [1, 2]
-    },
-    {
-        "lineNumber": 11,
+        "lineNumber": 19,
         "ruleNames": [ "MD030", "list-marker-space" ],
         "ruleDescription": "Spaces after list markers",
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md030",
@@ -27,7 +9,7 @@
         "errorRange": [1, 3]
     },
     {
-        "lineNumber": 13,
+        "lineNumber": 21,
         "ruleNames": [ "MD030", "list-marker-space" ],
         "ruleDescription": "Spaces after list markers",
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md030",