diff --git a/isso/db.py b/isso/db.py
index 9e83e87..24dbca7 100644
--- a/isso/db.py
+++ b/isso/db.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SQLite(Abstract):
     def retrieve(self, path, limit=20, mode=1):
         with sqlite3.connect(self.dbpath) as con:
             rv = con.execute("SELECT * FROM comments WHERE path=? AND (? | mode) = ?" \
-               + " ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT ?;", (path, mode, mode, limit)).fetchall()
+               + " ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT ?;", (path, mode, mode, limit)).fetchall()
 
         for item in rv:
             yield self.query2comment(item)
diff --git a/specs/test_db.py b/specs/test_db.py
index e5bb52d..602eb86 100644
--- a/specs/test_db.py
+++ b/specs/test_db.py
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ class TestSQLite(unittest.TestCase):
         self.db.add('/path/', comment(text='Baz'))
 
         rv = list(self.db.retrieve('/'))
-        assert rv[0].id == 2
-        assert rv[0].text == 'Bar'
+        assert rv[0].id == 1
+        assert rv[0].text == 'Foo'
 
-        assert rv[1].id == 1
-        assert rv[1].text == 'Foo'
+        assert rv[1].id == 2
+        assert rv[1].text == 'Bar'
 
         rv = list(self.db.retrieve('/path/'))
         assert rv[0].id == 1