diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php
index 5b80af67..21a7a79c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ class PirepController extends Controller
         $this->pirepRepo->pushCriteria($criterea);
 
         $pireps = $this->pirepRepo
-            ->findWhere(['status', '!=', PirepState::CANCELLED])
-            ->findWhere(['status', '!=', PirepState::DRAFT])
-            ->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
+            ->whereNotInOrder('status', [PirepState::CANCELLED, PirepState::DRAFT], 'created_at', 'desc')
             ->paginate();
 
         return view('admin.pireps.index', [
diff --git a/app/Interfaces/Repository.php b/app/Interfaces/Repository.php
index d29b7d6b..c1d265e4 100644
--- a/app/Interfaces/Repository.php
+++ b/app/Interfaces/Repository.php
@@ -76,4 +76,29 @@ abstract class Repository extends \Prettus\Repository\Eloquent\BaseRepository
             return $q;
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Find records where values don't match a list but sort the rest
+     * @param string $col
+     * @param array  $values
+     * @param string $sort_by
+     * @param string $order_by
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function whereNotInOrder($col, $values, $sort_by, $order_by = 'asc')
+    {
+        return $this->scopeQuery(function ($query) use ($col, $values, $sort_by, $order_by) {
+            $q = $query->whereNotIn($col, $values);
+            # See if there are multi-column sorts
+            if (\is_array($sort_by)) {
+                foreach ($sort_by as $key => $sort) {
+                    $q = $q->orderBy($key, $sort);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $q = $q->orderBy($sort_by, $order_by);
+            }
+
+            return $q;
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/FlightTest.php b/tests/FlightTest.php
index 94c95b85..0f449bbb 100644
--- a/tests/FlightTest.php
+++ b/tests/FlightTest.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class FlightTest extends TestCase
         $this->user = factory(App\Models\User::class)->create();
 
         // Set it to Monday or Tuesday, depending on what today is
-        if (date('N') === 1) { // today is a monday
+        if (date('N') === '1') { // today is a monday
             $days = Days::getDaysMask([Days::TUESDAY]);
         } else {
             $days = Days::getDaysMask([Days::MONDAY]);
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ class FlightTest extends TestCase
         factory(App\Models\Flight::class, 5)->create();
         $flight = factory(App\Models\Flight::class)->create([
             'days' => $days,
-            #'start_date' => Carbon\Carbon::now('UTC')->subDay(1),
-            #'end_date' => Carbon\Carbon::now('UTC')->addDays(1),
         ]);
 
         // Run the event that will enable/disable flights
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ class FlightTest extends TestCase
         $this->user = factory(App\Models\User::class)->create();
 
         // Set it to Monday or Tuesday, depending on what today is
-        if (date('N') === 1) { // today is a monday
+        if (date('N') === '1') { // today is a monday
             $days = Days::getDaysMask([Days::TUESDAY]);
         } else {
             $days = Days::getDaysMask([Days::MONDAY]);