diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
index ff61227dcae..d07930815e8 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
@@ -706,6 +706,32 @@ function testDefaultPaginateParams() {
 		$this->assertEqual($results, array(3, 2, 1));
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test paginate() and virtualField interactions
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testPaginateOrderVirtualField() {
+		$Controller =& new Controller();
+		$Controller->uses = array('ControllerPost', 'ControllerComment');
+		$Controller->params['url'] = array();
+		$Controller->constructClasses();
+		$Controller->ControllerPost->virtualFields = array(
+			'offset_test' => 'ControllerPost.id + 1'
+		);
+
+		$Controller->paginate = array(
+			'fields' => array('id', 'title', 'offset_test'),
+			'order' => array('offset_test' => 'DESC')
+		);
+		$result = $Controller->paginate('ControllerPost');
+		$this->assertEqual(Set::extract($result, '{n}.ControllerPost.offset_test'), array(4, 3, 2));
+
+		$Controller->passedArgs = array('sort' => 'offset_test', 'direction' => 'asc');
+		$result = $Controller->paginate('ControllerPost');
+		$this->assertEqual(Set::extract($result, '{n}.ControllerPost.offset_test'), array(2, 3, 4));
+	}
+
 /**
  * testFlash method
  *
@@ -1281,26 +1307,5 @@ function testControllerHttpCodes() {
 		$expected = array(404 => 'Sorry Bro');
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 	}
-
-	function testPaginateOrderVirtualField() {
-		$Controller =& new Controller();
-		$Controller->uses = array('ControllerPost', 'ControllerComment');
-		$Controller->params['url'] = array();
-		$Controller->constructClasses();
-		$Controller->ControllerPost->virtualFields = array(
-			'offset_test' => 'ControllerPost.id + 1'
-		);
-
-		$Controller->paginate = array(
-			'fields' => array('id', 'title', 'offset_test'),
-			'order' => array('offset_test' => 'DESC')
-		);
-		$result = $Controller->paginate('ControllerPost');
-		$this->assertEqual(Set::extract($result, '{n}.ControllerPost.offset_test'), array(4, 3, 2));
-
-		$Controller->passedArgs = array('sort' => 'offset_test', 'direction' => 'asc');
-		$result = $Controller->paginate('ControllerPost');
-		$this->assertEqual(Set::extract($result, '{n}.ControllerPost.offset_test'), array(2, 3, 4));
-	}
 }
 ?>
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