diff --git a/app/models/overview_kanban.rb b/app/models/overview_kanban.rb
index 09c3a77..60d71fc 100644
--- a/app/models/overview_kanban.rb
+++ b/app/models/overview_kanban.rb
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@ def filter_issues(issues, filters = {})
     filtered_issues = super(issues, filters)
     return filtered_issues unless filtered_issues.present?
 
-    # First issue sorted by highest priority
-    highest_priority_issue = filtered_issues.sort {|a,b| a.priority.position <=> b.priority.position}.first
-    [highest_priority_issue] # expects an Array returned
+    [extract_highest_priority_issue(filtered_issues)] # expects an Array returned
   end
 
   # After filtering issues, extract the highest priority one
   def backlog_issues_for(options={})
     issues = super
+    [extract_highest_priority_issue(issues)] # expects an Array returned
+  end
 
-    # First issue sorted by highest priority
-    highest_priority_issue = issues.sort {|a,b| a.priority.position <=> b.priority.position}.first
-    [highest_priority_issue] # expects an Array returned
+  # Returns the first issue sorted by highest priority
+  def extract_highest_priority_issue(issues)
+    issues.sort {|a,b| a.priority.position <=> b.priority.position}.first
   end
-  
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/overview_kanban_test.rb b/test/unit/overview_kanban_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8127e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/overview_kanban_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'
+
+class OverviewKanbanTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  def setup
+    @user = User.generate!
+    User.current = @user
+    @project = Project.generate!
+    @kanban = OverviewKanban.new
+    high_priority
+    medium_priority
+    low_priority
+  end
+
+  context "#extract_highest_priority_issue" do
+    should "return nil with no issues" do
+      assert_equal nil, @kanban.extract_highest_priority_issue([])
+    end
+    
+    should "return the issue with the highest priority (by position)" do
+      @medium = Issue.generate_for_project!(@project, :priority => medium_priority).reload
+      @high = Issue.generate_for_project!(@project, :priority => high_priority).reload
+      @medium2 = Issue.generate_for_project!(@project, :priority => medium_priority).reload
+      assert_equal @high, @kanban.extract_highest_priority_issue([@medium, @high, @medium2])
+    end
+    
+  end
+end