diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/controller.php b/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
index dafe6b6d8a5..b8659907f12 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ function __mergeVars() {
 							$this->{$var} = Set::merge($app, $normal);
 						}
 					} else {
-						$this->{$var} = Set::merge($this->{$var}, array_diff($appVars[$var], $this->{$var}));
+						$this->{$var} = array_merge($this->{$var}, array_diff($appVars[$var], $this->{$var}));
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ function __mergeVars() {
 							$this->{$var} = Set::merge($app, $normal);
 						}
 					} else {
-						$this->{$var} = Set::merge($this->{$var}, array_diff($appVars[$var], $this->{$var}));
+						$this->{$var} = array_merge($this->{$var}, array_diff($appVars[$var], $this->{$var}));
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
index 6d3d5926360..b0ea499bbb7 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
@@ -937,6 +937,10 @@ function testMergeVars() {
 		$this->assertEqual(count(array_diff($TestController->uses, $uses)), 0);
 		$this->assertEqual(count(array_diff_assoc(Set::normalize($TestController->components), Set::normalize($components))), 0);
 
+		$expected = array('ControllerComment', 'ControllerAlias', 'ControllerPost');
+		$this->assertEqual($expected, $TestController->uses, '$uses was merged incorrectly, AppController models should be last.');
+		
+
 		$TestController =& new AnotherTestController();
 		$TestController->constructClasses();