diff --git a/Timeline/TimelineBuilder.php b/Timeline/TimelineBuilder.php
index 3e534a280..2081a8762 100644
--- a/Timeline/TimelineBuilder.php
+++ b/Timeline/TimelineBuilder.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class TimelineBuilder implements ContainerAwareInterface
             $union .= $append;
         }
         //add ORDER BY clause and LIMIT
-        $union .= sprintf(' ORDER BY date LIMIT %d OFFSET %d',
+        $union .= sprintf(' ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT %d OFFSET %d',
                 $number, $page * $number);
         
         return $union;