diff --git a/server/monitor.go b/server/monitor.go
index b71ea35d..992b0f8a 100644
--- a/server/monitor.go
+++ b/server/monitor.go
@@ -47,35 +47,6 @@ type ConnInfo struct {
 	Subs     []string `json:"subscriptions_list,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// Helper types to sort by ConnInfo values
-type Pair struct {
-	Key int
-	Val int
-}
-
-type Pairs []Pair
-
-func (d Pairs) Len() int {
-	return len(d)
-}
-func (d Pairs) Swap(i, j int) {
-	d[i], d[j] = d[j], d[i]
-}
-func (d Pairs) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return d[i].Val < d[j].Val
-}
-
-type SortOpt string
-
-const (
-	ByCid      SortOpt = "cid"
-	BySubs             = "subs"
-	ByOutMsgs          = "msgs_to"
-	ByInMsgs           = "msgs_from"
-	ByOutBytes         = "bytes_to"
-	ByInBytes          = "bytes_from"
-)
-
 const DefaultConnListSize = 1024
 
 // HandleConnz process HTTP requests for connection information.
@@ -96,34 +67,27 @@ func (s *Server) HandleConnz(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	c.NumConns = len(s.clients)
 
-	// Filter key value pairs used for sorting in another structure
-	pairs := make(Pairs, c.NumConns)
-
+	// Copy the keys to sort by them
+	pairs := make([]Pair, c.NumConns)
 	i := 0
-	for index, client := range s.clients {
-		switch sortOpt {
-		case ByCid:
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index), Val: int(client.cid)}
-		case BySubs:
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index), Val: int(client.subs.Count())}
-		case ByOutMsgs:
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index), Val: int(client.outMsgs)}
-		case ByInMsgs:
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index), Val: int(client.inMsgs)}
-		case ByOutBytes:
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index), Val: int(client.outBytes)}
-		case ByInBytes:
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index), Val: int(client.inBytes)}
-		default:
-			// Just get the unsorted keys
-			pairs[i] = Pair{Key: int(index)}
-		}
+	for k, v := range s.clients {
+		pairs[i] = Pair{Key: k, Val: v}
 		i++
 	}
 
-	// Return in descending order
-	if len(pairs) > 0 {
-		sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(pairs))
+	switch sortOpt {
+	case byCid:
+		sort.Sort(ByCid(pairs))
+	case bySubs:
+		sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(BySubs(pairs)))
+	case byOutMsgs:
+		sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(ByOutMsgs(pairs)))
+	case byInMsgs:
+		sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(ByInMsgs(pairs)))
+	case byOutBytes:
+		sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(ByOutBytes(pairs)))
+	case byInBytes:
+		sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(ByInBytes(pairs)))
 	}
 
 	i = 0
diff --git a/server/monitor_sort_opts.go b/server/monitor_sort_opts.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46adcfdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/monitor_sort_opts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright 2013-2015 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+package server
+
+// Helper types to sort by ConnInfo values
+type SortOpt string
+
+const (
+	byCid      SortOpt = "cid"
+	bySubs             = "subs"
+	byOutMsgs          = "msgs_to"
+	byInMsgs           = "msgs_from"
+	byOutBytes         = "bytes_to"
+	byInBytes          = "bytes_from"
+)
+
+type Pair struct {
+	Key uint64
+	Val *client
+}
+
+type ByCid []Pair
+
+func (d ByCid) Len() int {
+	return len(d)
+}
+func (d ByCid) Swap(i, j int) {
+	d[uint64(i)], d[uint64(j)] = d[uint64(j)], d[uint64(i)]
+}
+func (d ByCid) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return d[uint64(i)].Val.cid < d[uint64(j)].Val.cid
+}
+
+type BySubs []Pair
+
+func (d BySubs) Len() int {
+	return len(d)
+}
+func (d BySubs) Swap(i, j int) {
+	d[uint64(i)], d[uint64(j)] = d[uint64(j)], d[uint64(i)]
+}
+func (d BySubs) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return d[uint64(i)].Val.subs.Count() < d[uint64(j)].Val.subs.Count()
+}
+
+type ByOutMsgs []Pair
+
+func (d ByOutMsgs) Len() int {
+	return len(d)
+}
+func (d ByOutMsgs) Swap(i, j int) {
+	d[uint64(i)], d[uint64(j)] = d[uint64(j)], d[uint64(i)]
+}
+func (d ByOutMsgs) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return d[uint64(i)].Val.outMsgs < d[uint64(j)].Val.outMsgs
+}
+
+type ByInMsgs []Pair
+
+func (d ByInMsgs) Len() int {
+	return len(d)
+}
+func (d ByInMsgs) Swap(i, j int) {
+	d[uint64(i)], d[uint64(j)] = d[uint64(j)], d[uint64(i)]
+}
+func (d ByInMsgs) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return d[uint64(i)].Val.inMsgs < d[uint64(j)].Val.inMsgs
+}
+
+type ByOutBytes []Pair
+
+func (d ByOutBytes) Len() int {
+	return len(d)
+}
+func (d ByOutBytes) Swap(i, j int) {
+	d[uint64(i)], d[uint64(j)] = d[uint64(j)], d[uint64(i)]
+}
+func (d ByOutBytes) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return d[uint64(i)].Val.outBytes < d[uint64(j)].Val.outBytes
+}
+
+type ByInBytes []Pair
+
+func (d ByInBytes) Len() int {
+	return len(d)
+}
+func (d ByInBytes) Swap(i, j int) {
+	d[uint64(i)], d[uint64(j)] = d[uint64(j)], d[uint64(i)]
+}
+func (d ByInBytes) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return d[uint64(i)].Val.inBytes < d[uint64(j)].Val.inBytes
+}
diff --git a/server/monitor_test.go b/server/monitor_test.go
index d8fd0251..e95b6c7d 100644
--- a/server/monitor_test.go
+++ b/server/monitor_test.go
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ func TestConnzSortedByCid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Got an error unmarshalling the body: %v\n", err)
 	}
 
-	if c.Conns[0].Cid < c.Conns[1].Cid ||
-		c.Conns[1].Cid < c.Conns[2].Cid ||
-		c.Conns[2].Cid < c.Conns[3].Cid {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected conns sorted in descending order by cid, got %v < %v\n", c.Conns[0].Cid, c.Conns[3].Cid)
+	if c.Conns[0].Cid > c.Conns[1].Cid ||
+		c.Conns[1].Cid > c.Conns[2].Cid ||
+		c.Conns[2].Cid > c.Conns[3].Cid {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected conns sorted in ascending order by cid, got %v < %v\n", c.Conns[0].Cid, c.Conns[3].Cid)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ func TestConnzSortedByBytesAndMsgs(t *testing.T) {
 	if c.Conns[0].OutBytes < c.Conns[1].OutBytes ||
 		c.Conns[0].OutBytes < c.Conns[2].OutBytes ||
 		c.Conns[0].OutBytes < c.Conns[3].OutBytes {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected conns sorted in descending order by bytes from, got %v < one of [%v, %v, %v]\n",
+		t.Fatalf("Expected conns sorted in descending order by bytes to, got %v < one of [%v, %v, %v]\n",
 			c.Conns[0].OutBytes, c.Conns[1].OutBytes, c.Conns[2].OutBytes, c.Conns[3].OutBytes)
 	}