diff --git a/numpydoc/numpydoc.py b/numpydoc/numpydoc.py
index c68a54a0..b7d10de9 100644
--- a/numpydoc/numpydoc.py
+++ b/numpydoc/numpydoc.py
@@ -88,11 +88,14 @@ def is_docstring_section(node):
     for sibling_section in sibling_sections:
         if not sibling_section.children:
             continue
-        last_child = sibling_section.children[-1]
-        if not isinstance(last_child, comment):
-            continue
-        if last_child.rawsource.strip() == DEDUPLICATION_TAG.strip():
-            return True
+
+        for child in sibling_section.children[::-1]:
+            if not isinstance(child, comment):
+                continue
+
+            if child.rawsource.strip() == DEDUPLICATION_TAG.strip():
+                return True
+
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/numpydoc/tests/test_full.py b/numpydoc/tests/test_full.py
index 9fc8fb6b..73837759 100644
--- a/numpydoc/tests/test_full.py
+++ b/numpydoc/tests/test_full.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os.path as op
+import re
 import shutil
 
 import pytest
@@ -65,3 +66,27 @@ def test_my_function(sphinx_app):
     assert '*args' in html
     # check xref (iterable should link using xref):
     assert 'glossary.html#term-iterable' in html
+
+
+def test_reference(sphinx_app):
+    """Test for bad references"""
+    out_dir = sphinx_app.outdir
+    html_files = [
+        ["index.html"],
+        ["generated", "numpydoc_test_module.my_function.html"],
+        ["generated", "numpydoc_test_module.MyClass.html"],
+    ]
+
+    expected_lengths = [3, 1, 1]
+
+    for html_file, expected_length in zip(html_files, expected_lengths):
+        html_file = op.join(out_dir, *html_file)
+
+        with open(html_file, 'r') as fid:
+            html = fid.read()
+
+        reference_list = re.findall(r'<a class="fn-backref" href="\#id\d+">(.*)<\/a>', html)
+
+        assert len(reference_list) == expected_length
+        for ref in reference_list:
+            assert '-' not in ref  # Bad reference if it contains "-" e.g. R1896e33633d5-1
diff --git a/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/index.rst b/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/index.rst
index a078ff88..9d5c1d9c 100644
--- a/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/index.rst
+++ b/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/index.rst
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ numpydoc_test_module
 ====================
 
 .. automodule:: numpydoc_test_module
+    :members:
diff --git a/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/numpydoc_test_module.py b/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/numpydoc_test_module.py
index 85d990ca..3c23dc4c 100644
--- a/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/numpydoc_test_module.py
+++ b/numpydoc/tests/tinybuild/numpydoc_test_module.py
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 
    MyClass
    my_function
+
+Reference [1]_
+
+References
+----------
+.. [1] https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io
+
 """
 
 __all__ = ['MyClass', 'my_function']
@@ -15,22 +22,33 @@
 class MyClass(object):
     """A class.
 
+    Reference [2]_
+
     Parameters
     ----------
     *args : iterable
         Arguments.
     **kwargs : dict
         Keyword arguments.
+
+    References
+    ----------
+    .. [2] https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io
     """
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
+    def example(self):
+        """Exampel function
+        """
+        pass
+
 
 def my_function(*args, **kwargs):
     """Return None.
 
-    See [1]_.
+    See [3]_.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -46,6 +64,6 @@ def my_function(*args, **kwargs):
 
     References
     ----------
-    .. [1] https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io
+    .. [3] https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io
     """
     return None