diff --git a/sorttable.js b/sorttable.js
index 4e5a257..94e8a49 100644
--- a/sorttable.js
+++ b/sorttable.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ sorttable = {
 	        //sorttable.shaker_sort(row_array, this.sorttable_sortfunction);
 	        /* and comment out this one */
 	        row_array.sort(this.sorttable_sortfunction);
+	        row_array.reverse();
 
 	        tb = this.sorttable_tbody;
 	        for (var j=0; j<row_array.length; j++) {