diff --git a/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/EntityManager.php b/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/EntityManager.php
index 2570eb0..aa8774c 100644
--- a/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/EntityManager.php
+++ b/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/EntityManager.php
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public function getRepository($class)
      * @param Object $b
      * @param string $direction
      */
-    public function addRelation($name, $a, $b, $direction)
+    public function addRelation($name, $a, $b, $direction = 'from')
     {
         if(strtolower($direction) == 'to'){
             $tmp = $b;
diff --git a/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/Tests/EntityManagerTest.php b/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/Tests/EntityManagerTest.php
index 633c0f3..c40be97 100644
--- a/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/Tests/EntityManagerTest.php
+++ b/lib/HireVoice/Neo4j/Tests/EntityManagerTest.php
@@ -638,6 +638,46 @@ function testRemoveEntity()
 
         $this->assertTrue(true);
     }
+
+    public function testAddRelationWithoutSpecifyingDirection()
+    {
+        $em = $this->getEntityManager();
+
+        $movie = new Entity\Movie;
+        $movie->setTitle('Terminator');
+        $em->persist($movie);
+
+        $cinema = new Entity\Cinema;
+        $cinema->setName('UGC');
+        $em->persist($cinema);
+
+        $em->flush();
+
+        $movie = $em->reload($movie);
+        $cinema = $em->reload($cinema);
+
+        $em->addRelation('presentedMovie', $movie, $cinema);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddRelationBySpecifyingDirection()
+    {
+        $em = $this->getEntityManager();
+
+        $movie = new Entity\Movie;
+        $movie->setTitle('Terminator');
+        $em->persist($movie);
+
+        $cinema = new Entity\Cinema;
+        $cinema->setName('UGC');
+        $em->persist($cinema);
+
+        $em->flush();
+
+        $movie = $em->reload($movie);
+        $cinema = $em->reload($cinema);
+
+        $em->addRelation('presentedMovie', $movie, $cinema, 'to');
+    }
 }
 
 /**