diff --git a/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl b/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl
index 1f89471..b996ca4 100644
--- a/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl
+++ b/templates/chorus-collection.tmpl
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ body#collection header nav.tabs a:first-child {
 
 		{{if gt .TotalPages 1}}<nav id="paging" class="content-container clearfix">
 			{{if or (and .Format.Ascending (lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages)) (isRTL .Direction)}}
-				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">&#8672; {{if and .Format.Ascending (lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Previous{{else}}Newer{{end}}</a>{{end}}
+				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">&#8672; {{if and .Format.Ascending (le .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Previous{{else}}Newer{{end}}</a>{{end}}
 				{{if lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages}}<a style="float:right;" href="{{.NextPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">{{if and .Format.Ascending (lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Next{{else}}Older{{end}} &#8674;</a>{{end}}
 			{{else}}
 				{{if lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages}}<a href="{{.NextPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">&#8672; Older</a>{{end}}
-				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a style="float:right;" href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">Newer &#8674;</a>{{end}}
+				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a style="float:right;" href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">{{if and .Format.Ascending (le .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Previous{{else}}Newer{{end}} &#8674;</a>{{end}}
 			{{end}}
 		</nav>{{end}}
 
diff --git a/templates/collection.tmpl b/templates/collection.tmpl
index 89e2e21..ce30dbd 100644
--- a/templates/collection.tmpl
+++ b/templates/collection.tmpl
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
 
 		{{if gt .TotalPages 1}}<nav id="paging" class="content-container clearfix">
 			{{if or (and .Format.Ascending (lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages)) (isRTL .Direction)}}
-				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">&#8672; {{if and .Format.Ascending (lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Previous{{else}}Newer{{end}}</a>{{end}}
+				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">&#8672; {{if and .Format.Ascending (le .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Previous{{else}}Newer{{end}}</a>{{end}}
 				{{if lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages}}<a style="float:right;" href="{{.NextPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">{{if and .Format.Ascending (lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Next{{else}}Older{{end}} &#8674;</a>{{end}}
 			{{else}}
 				{{if lt .CurrentPage .TotalPages}}<a href="{{.NextPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">&#8672; Older</a>{{end}}
-				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a style="float:right;" href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">Newer &#8674;</a>{{end}}
+				{{if gt .CurrentPage 1}}<a style="float:right;" href="{{.PrevPageURL .Prefix .CurrentPage .IsTopLevel}}">{{if and .Format.Ascending (le .CurrentPage .TotalPages)}}Previous{{else}}Newer{{end}} &#8674;</a>
 			{{end}}
 		</nav>{{end}}