diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm
index 9eef28353..86a649224 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Utility.pm
@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ sub isBetween {
 	my $first = shift;
 	my $second = shift;
 	if ($first > $second) {
-		my $temp = $first;
-		$first = $second;
-		$second = $temp;
+		($first,$second) = ($second,$first);
 	}
 	if ($value >= $first && $value <= $second) {
 		return 1;
diff --git a/t/Utility.t b/t/Utility.t
index 545f307a8..b10734728 100644
--- a/t/Utility.t
+++ b/t/Utility.t
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ is(WebGUI::Utility::formatBytes(1700000), '2 MB', 'formatBytes() - megabytes');
 
 # isBetween 
 ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(0,-1,1), 'isBetween() - negative and positive range'); 
+ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(0,1,-1), 'isBetween() - negative and positive range, reversed'); 
 ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(11,1,15), 'isBetween() - positive range'); 
 ok(WebGUI::Utility::isBetween(-5,-10,-2), 'isBetween() - negative range');