diff --git a/lib/quotation.rb b/lib/quotation.rb
index 1a36860..c0c050d 100644
--- a/lib/quotation.rb
+++ b/lib/quotation.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Quotation
 
     return rates if @base == DEFAULT_BASE && @amount == 1.0
 
-    if @symbols.nil? || @symbols.include?(DEFAULT_BASE)
+    if @symbols.nil? || @symbols.include?(DEFAULT_BASE) || @base == DEFAULT_BASE
       rates.update(DEFAULT_BASE => 1.0)
     end
     divisor = rates.delete(@base)
diff --git a/spec/quotation_spec.rb b/spec/quotation_spec.rb
index 47c95a4..bfa4317 100644
--- a/spec/quotation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/quotation_spec.rb
@@ -42,4 +42,12 @@ describe Quotation do
       rates['USD'].must_be :>, 10
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'when given an amount and symbols' do
+    it 'quotes for that amount' do
+      quotation = Quotation.new(amount: 100, symbols: ['USD'])
+      rates = quotation.quote[:rates]
+      rates['USD'].must_be :>, 10
+    end
+  end
 end