diff --git a/qb/cmp.go b/qb/cmp.go
index 3fe357d..f1573b3 100644
--- a/qb/cmp.go
+++ b/qb/cmp.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type op byte
 
 const (
 	eq op = iota
+	ne
 	lt
 	leq
 	gt
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ const (
 	cnt
 	cntKey
 	like
-	ne
 )
 
 // Cmp if a filtering comparator that is used in WHERE and IF clauses.
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func (c Cmp) writeCql(cql *bytes.Buffer) (names []string) {
 	switch c.op {
 	case eq:
 		cql.WriteByte('=')
+	case ne:
+		cql.WriteString("!=")
 	case lt:
 		cql.WriteByte('<')
 	case leq:
@@ -54,8 +56,6 @@ func (c Cmp) writeCql(cql *bytes.Buffer) (names []string) {
 		cql.WriteString(" CONTAINS KEY ")
 	case like:
 		cql.WriteString(" LIKE ")
-	case ne:
-		cql.WriteString("!=")
 	}
 	return c.value.writeCql(cql)
 }
diff --git a/qb/cmp_test.go b/qb/cmp_test.go
index 8d8170c..feb32e0 100644
--- a/qb/cmp_test.go
+++ b/qb/cmp_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			S: "eq=?",
 			N: []string{"eq"},
 		},
+		{
+			C: Ne("ne"),
+			S: "ne!=?",
+			N: []string{"ne"},
+		},
+		{
+			C: NeTuple("ne", 3),
+			S: "ne!=(?,?,?)",
+			N: []string{"ne_0", "ne_1", "ne_2"},
+		},
 		{
 			C: Lt("lt"),
 			S: "lt<?",
@@ -103,16 +113,6 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			S: "like LIKE (?,?)",
 			N: []string{"like_0", "like_1"},
 		},
-		{
-			C: Ne("ne"),
-			S: "ne!=?",
-			N: []string{"ne"},
-		},
-		{
-			C: NeTuple("ne", 3),
-			S: "ne!=(?,?,?)",
-			N: []string{"ne_0", "ne_1", "ne_2"},
-		},
 
 		// Custom bind names
 		{
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			S: "eq=?",
 			N: []string{"name"},
 		},
+		{
+			C: NeNamed("ne", "name"),
+			S: "ne!=?",
+			N: []string{"name"},
+		},
 		{
 			C: LtNamed("lt", "name"),
 			S: "lt<?",
@@ -155,17 +160,16 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			S: "cntKey CONTAINS KEY ?",
 			N: []string{"name"},
 		},
-		{
-			C: NeNamed("ne", "name"),
-			S: "ne!=?",
-			N: []string{"name"},
-		},
 
 		// Literals
 		{
 			C: EqLit("eq", "litval"),
 			S: "eq=litval",
 		},
+		{
+			C: NeLit("ne", "litval"),
+			S: "ne!=litval",
+		},
 		{
 			C: LtLit("lt", "litval"),
 			S: "lt<litval",
@@ -190,10 +194,6 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			C: ContainsLit("cnt", "litval"),
 			S: "cnt CONTAINS litval",
 		},
-		{
-			C: NeLit("ne", "litval"),
-			S: "ne!=litval",
-		},
 
 		// Functions
 		{
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			C: EqFunc("eq", Now()),
 			S: "eq=now()",
 		},
+		{
+			C: NeFunc("ne", Fn("fn", "arg0", "arg1", "arg2")),
+			S: "ne!=fn(?,?,?)",
+			N: []string{"arg0", "arg1", "arg2"},
+		},
 		{
 			C: LtFunc("eq", Now()),
 			S: "eq<now()",
@@ -233,11 +238,6 @@ func TestCmp(t *testing.T) {
 			S: "eq>=maxTimeuuid(?)",
 			N: []string{"arg0"},
 		},
-		{
-			C: NeFunc("ne", Fn("fn", "arg0", "arg1", "arg2")),
-			S: "ne!=fn(?,?,?)",
-			N: []string{"arg0", "arg1", "arg2"},
-		},
 	}
 
 	buf := bytes.Buffer{}