diff --git a/ruby/lib/gilded_rose.rb b/ruby/lib/gilded_rose.rb
index 8ed9e772..7df0d841 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/gilded_rose.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/gilded_rose.rb
@@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ class GildedRose
 
 
       if item.sell_in < 0
+
         if item.name != "Aged Brie"
+
           if !item.name.downcase.match /backstage/
-            if item.quality > 0
-              if !sulfuras?(item)
-                update_normal_quality(item)
-              end
-            end
+            update_normal_quality(item) unless sulfuras?(item)
           else
             item.quality = 0
           end
@@ -53,6 +51,9 @@ class GildedRose
             item.quality = item.quality + 1
           end
         end
+
+
+
       end
     end
   end
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ class GildedRose
   def self.sulfuras?(item)
     !item.name.downcase.match( /sulfuras/).nil?
   end
+
+  def self.special_item?(item)
+    !item.name.downcase.match( /Aged Brie/ || /backstage/) || !sulfuras?(item)
+  end
 end
 
 class Item
diff --git a/ruby/spec/gilded_rose_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/gilded_rose_spec.rb
index b0a3bbdf..bad4c271 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/gilded_rose_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/gilded_rose_spec.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,23 @@ let(:sulfarus) { Item.new('Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros', 50, 80) }
       expect(GildedRose.sulfuras?(item_double)).to eq false
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#special_item?' do
+    it 'returns true for aged brie' do
+      item_double = double :item, name: "Aged Brie"
+      expect(GildedRose.special_item?(item_double)).to eq true
+    end
+
+    it 'returns true for backstage passes' do
+      item_double = double :item, name: "backstage pass for gong party"
+      expect(GildedRose.special_item?(item_double)).to eq true
+    end
+
+    it 'returns true for sulfuras' do
+      sulfuras_double = double :selfarus, name: 'Sulfuras'
+      expect(GildedRose.special_item?(sulfuras_double)).to eq true
+    end 
+  end