diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index ba7fa6db6..0a112e3cb 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, NSTableViewDelegate, NSTableView
 
 	private func articleComparator(_ article1: Article, article2: Article) -> Bool {
 
-		return article1.logicalDatePublished < article2.logicalDatePublished
+		return article1.logicalDatePublished > article2.logicalDatePublished
 	}
 
 	private func articlesSortedByDate(_ articles: Set<Article>) -> [Article] {