diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
index e11bec4f5..a4b83f607 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetLineage.pm
@@ -139,12 +139,13 @@ Swaps lineage with sister below. Returns 1 if there is a sister to swap. Otherwi
 sub demote {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my ($sisterLineage) = $self->session->db->quickArray("select min(lineage) from asset 
-		where parentId=".$self->session->db->quote($self->get("parentId"))." 
-		and state='published' and lineage>".$self->session->db->quote($self->get("lineage")));
+		where parentId=? and state='published' and lineage>?",[$self->get('parentId'), $self->get('lineage')]);
 	if (defined $sisterLineage) {
 		$self->swapRank($sisterLineage);
 		$self->{_properties}{lineage} = $sisterLineage;
+		return 1;
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -634,8 +635,7 @@ Keeps the same rank of lineage, swaps with sister above. Returns 1 if there is a
 sub promote {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my ($sisterLineage) = $self->session->db->quickArray("select max(lineage) from asset 
-		where parentId=".$self->session->db->quote($self->get("parentId"))." 
-		and state='published' and lineage<".$self->session->db->quote($self->get("lineage")));
+		where parentId=? and state='published' and lineage<?",[$self->get("parentId"), $self->get("lineage")]);
 	if (defined $sisterLineage) {
 		$self->swapRank($sisterLineage);
 		$self->{_properties}{lineage} = $sisterLineage;
diff --git a/t/Asset/AssetLineage.t b/t/Asset/AssetLineage.t
index d49ffda99..d7f481426 100644
--- a/t/Asset/AssetLineage.t
+++ b/t/Asset/AssetLineage.t
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 
 use WebGUI::Asset;
-use Test::More tests => 33; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 43; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::Deep;
 
 # Test the methods in WebGUI::AssetLineage
@@ -202,6 +202,68 @@ cmp_bag(
     'swapRank: swapped first and second snippets'
 );
 
+is(
+    $snippets[3]->swapRank($snippets[0]->get('lineage'), $snippets[0]->get('lineage'), ), 
+    1, 
+    'swapRank: remote, two different snippets to restore original order'
+);
+
+@snipIds[0,1] = @snipIds[1,0];
+$lineageIds = $folder->getLineage(['descendants']);
+cmp_bag(
+    \@snipIds,
+    $lineageIds,
+    'swapRank: swapped first and second snippets'
+);
+
+####################################################
+#
+# demote
+#
+####################################################
+
+ok(!$snippets[6]->demote(), 'demote: last snippet in the set will not swap');
+$lineageIds = $folder->getLineage(['descendants']);
+cmp_bag(
+    \@snipIds,
+    $lineageIds,
+    'demote: no change'
+);
+
+ok($snippets[5]->demote(), 'demote: demote 5 to 6');
+@snipIds[5,6] = @snipIds[6,5];
+$lineageIds = $folder->getLineage(['descendants']);
+cmp_bag(
+    \@snipIds,
+    $lineageIds,
+    'demote: 5 was swapped with 6'
+);
+
+####################################################
+#
+# promote
+#
+####################################################
+
+ok(!$snippets[0]->promote(), 'promote: first snippet in the set will not swap');
+$lineageIds = $folder->getLineage(['descendants']);
+cmp_bag(
+    \@snipIds,
+    $lineageIds,
+    'promote: no change'
+);
+
+ok($snippets[4]->promote(), 'promote: promote 4 to 3');
+@snipIds[4,3] = @snipIds[3,4];
+$lineageIds = $folder->getLineage(['descendants']);
+cmp_bag(
+    \@snipIds,
+    $lineageIds,
+    'promote: 4 was swapped with 3'
+);
+
+
+
 END {
 	$versionTag->rollback;
 }