diff --git a/bool.go b/bool.go
index a1bf1bd..2205f9b 100644
--- a/bool.go
+++ b/bool.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func (ab *AtomicBool) SetTo(yes bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Toggle negates boolean atomically and returns a new AtomicBool object which holds previous boolean value.
-func (ab *AtomicBool) Toggle() *AtomicBool {
-	return NewBool(atomic.AddInt32((*int32)(ab), 1)&1 == 0)
+// Toggle inverts the boolean then returns the value before inverting.
+func (ab *AtomicBool) Toggle() bool {
+	return atomic.AddInt32((*int32)(ab), 1)&1 == 0
 }
 
 // SetToIf sets the Boolean to new only if the Boolean matches the old
diff --git a/bool_test.go b/bool_test.go
index bc16f9e..c35aa16 100644
--- a/bool_test.go
+++ b/bool_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestBool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	prev := v.Toggle()
-	if v.IsSet() == prev.IsSet() {
+	if v.IsSet() == prev {
 		t.Fatal("AtomicBool.Toggle() to false failed")
 	}
 }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestToogleMultipleTimes(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	v := New()
-	pre := NewBool(!v.IsSet())
+	pre := !v.IsSet()
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		v.SetTo(false)
 		for j := 0; j < i; j++ {
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func TestToogleMultipleTimes(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("AtomicBool.Toogle() doesn't work after %d calls, expected: %v, got %v", i, expected, v.IsSet())
 		}
 
-		if pre.IsSet() == v.IsSet() {
-			t.Fatalf("AtomicBool.Toogle() returned wrong value at the %dth calls, expected: %v, got %v", i, !v.IsSet(), pre.IsSet())
+		if pre == v.IsSet() {
+			t.Fatalf("AtomicBool.Toogle() returned wrong value at the %dth calls, expected: %v, got %v", i, !v.IsSet(), pre)
 		}
 	}
 }