diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine/RamSearchEngine.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine/RamSearchEngine.cs
index 4329491533..732824ce39 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine/RamSearchEngine.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine/RamSearchEngine.cs
@@ -313,54 +313,31 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common.RamSearchEngine
 			switch (column)
 			{
 				case WatchList.ADDRESS:
-					if (reverse)
+					if (!reverse)
 					{
-						_watchList = _watchList.OrderByDescending(w => w.Address).ToList();
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						_watchList = _watchList.OrderBy(w => w.Address).ToList();
 						_isSorted = true;
 					}
 
+					_watchList = _watchList.OrderBy(w => w.Address, reverse).ToList();
 					break;
 				case WatchList.VALUE:
-					_watchList = reverse
-						? _watchList.OrderByDescending(w => GetValue(w.Address)).ToList()
-						: _watchList.OrderBy(w => GetValue(w.Address)).ToList();
-
+					_watchList = _watchList.OrderBy(w => GetValue(w.Address), reverse).ToList();
 					break;
 				case WatchList.PREV:
-					_watchList = reverse
-						? _watchList.OrderByDescending(w => w.Previous).ToList()
-						: _watchList.OrderBy(w => w.Previous).ToList();
-
+					_watchList = _watchList.OrderBy(w => w.Previous, reverse).ToList();
 					break;
 				case WatchList.CHANGES:
 					if (_settings.IsDetailed())
 					{
-						if (reverse)
-						{
-							_watchList = _watchList
-								.Cast<IMiniWatchDetails>()
-								.OrderByDescending(w => w.ChangeCount)
-								.Cast<IMiniWatch>().ToList();
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							_watchList = _watchList
-								.Cast<IMiniWatchDetails>()
-								.OrderBy(w => w.ChangeCount)
-								.Cast<IMiniWatch>().ToList();
-						}
+						_watchList = _watchList
+							.Cast<IMiniWatchDetails>()
+							.OrderBy(w => w.ChangeCount, reverse)
+							.Cast<IMiniWatch>().ToList();
 					}
 
 					break;
 				case WatchList.DIFF:
-					_watchList = reverse
-						? _watchList.OrderByDescending(w => GetValue(w.Address) - w.Previous).ToList()
-						: _watchList.OrderBy(w => GetValue(w.Address) - w.Previous).ToList();
-
+					_watchList = _watchList.OrderBy(w => GetValue(w.Address) - w.Previous, reverse).ToList();
 					break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/CollectionExtensions.cs b/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/CollectionExtensions.cs
index e6b39522f1..7b2ae2d63f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/CollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/CollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Common.CollectionExtensions
 {
 	public static class CollectionExtensions
 	{
+		public static IOrderedEnumerable<TSource> OrderBy<TSource, TKey>(
+			this IEnumerable<TSource> source,
+			Func<TSource, TKey> keySelector,
+			bool desc)
+		{
+			return desc ? source.OrderByDescending(keySelector) : source.OrderBy(keySelector);
+		}
+
 		public static int LowerBoundBinarySearch<T, TKey>(this IList<T> list, Func<T, TKey> keySelector, TKey key) where TKey : IComparable<TKey>
 		{
 			int min = 0;