diff --git a/check_kernel b/check_kernel
index 04abd18..1556b1d 100755
--- a/check_kernel
+++ b/check_kernel
@@ -39,12 +39,17 @@ class Version(object):
                 return str_ > str_other
 
         for self_c, other_c in zip(self.components(), other.components()):
-            if num_gt(self_c, other_c):
-                return True
+            if self_c == other_c:
+                continue
+            else:
+                return num_gt(self_c, other_c)
         return False
 
     # Note: not using functools.total_ordering to support Python 2.6
 
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return not (self == other) and not (self > other)
+
 
 def proc_version():
     v = open('/proc/version', 'r')
diff --git a/check_kernel_test.py b/check_kernel_test.py
index e8cfd0c..83c7c9f 100644
--- a/check_kernel_test.py
+++ b/check_kernel_test.py
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ class VersionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertGreater(Version('3.12-12'), Version('3.12-2'))
         self.assertGreater(Version('2.6.32-5foo1'), Version('2.6.32-5foo0'))
 
+        self.assertGreater(Version('3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1'),
+                           Version('3.14.15-2'))
+        self.assertLess(Version('3.14.15-2'),
+                        Version('3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1'))
+
+    def testSorting(self):
+        l = [Version('3.16.5-1'), Version('3.2.60-1+deb7u3'),
+             Version('3.16.3-2'), Version('3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1'),
+             Version('3.14.15-2')]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(l)[0], Version('3.2.60-1+deb7u3'))
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(l)[-1], Version('3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1'))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()