diff --git a/migrate.go b/migrate.go
index 201e110..a2e3a7f 100644
--- a/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate.go
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ func collectMigrations(dirpath string, current, target int64) (Migrations, error
 		}
 	}
 
+	migrations = sortAndConnectMigrations(migrations)
+
+	return migrations, nil
+}
+
+func sortAndConnectMigrations(migrations Migrations) Migrations {
 	sort.Sort(migrations)
 
 	// now that we're sorted in the appropriate direction,
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ func collectMigrations(dirpath string, current, target int64) (Migrations, error
 		migrations[i].Previous = prev
 	}
 
-	return migrations, nil
+	return migrations
 }
 
 func versionFilter(v, current, target int64) bool {
diff --git a/migrate_test.go b/migrate_test.go
index 463c4c0..c14f6b5 100644
--- a/migrate_test.go
+++ b/migrate_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ func newMigration(v int64, src string) *Migration {
 	return &Migration{Version: v, Previous: -1, Next: -1, Source: src}
 }
 
-func TestMigrationMapSortUp(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMigrationSort(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ms := Migrations{}
 
@@ -18,30 +18,13 @@ func TestMigrationMapSortUp(t *testing.T) {
 	ms = append(ms, newMigration(20129000, "test"))
 	ms = append(ms, newMigration(20127000, "test"))
 
-	ms.Sort(true) // sort Upwards
+	ms = sortAndConnectMigrations(ms)
 
 	sorted := []int64{20120000, 20127000, 20128000, 20129000}
 
 	validateMigrationSort(t, ms, sorted)
 }
 
-func TestMigrationMapSortDown(t *testing.T) {
-
-	ms := Migrations{}
-
-	// insert in any order
-	ms = append(ms, newMigration(20120000, "test"))
-	ms = append(ms, newMigration(20128000, "test"))
-	ms = append(ms, newMigration(20129000, "test"))
-	ms = append(ms, newMigration(20127000, "test"))
-
-	ms.Sort(false) // sort Downwards
-
-	sorted := []int64{20129000, 20128000, 20127000, 20120000}
-
-	validateMigrationSort(t, ms, sorted)
-}
-
 func validateMigrationSort(t *testing.T, ms Migrations, sorted []int64) {
 
 	for i, m := range ms {