diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm
index 15f5b7946..d53ce5d0b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm
@@ -332,10 +332,11 @@ sub demote {
 	
 	# update database
 	$db->beginTransaction;
-    my ($id) = $db->quickArray("select ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)." from ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." where  $clause sequenceNumber=?", \@params);
+    my $id = $db->quickScalar("select ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)." from ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." where $clause sequenceNumber=?", \@params);
     if ($id ne "") {
         $db->write("update ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." set sequenceNumber=sequenceNumber+1 where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)."=?",[$self->getId]);
         $db->write("update ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." set sequenceNumber=sequenceNumber-1 where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)."=?",[$id]);
+		$objectData{id $self}{sequenceNumber}++;
     }
 	$db->commit;
 	return 1;
@@ -569,10 +570,11 @@ sub promote {
 	
 	# make database changes
 	$db->beginTransaction;
-    my ($id) = $db->quickArray("select ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)." from ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($sequenceKey)."=? $clause", \@params);
+    my ($id) = $db->quickArray("select ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)." from ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." where $clause sequenceNumber=?", \@params);
     if ($id ne "") {
-        $db->write("update ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." set sequenceNumber=sequenceNumber-1 where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)."=?");
-        $db->write("update ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." set sequenceNumber=sequenceNumber+1 where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)."=?");
+        $db->write("update ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." set sequenceNumber=sequenceNumber-1 where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)."=?", [$self->getId]);
+        $db->write("update ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableName)." set sequenceNumber=sequenceNumber+1 where ".$dbh->quote_identifier($tableKey)."=?", [$id]);
+		$objectData{id $self}{sequenceNumber}--;
     }
 	$db->commit;
 	return 1;