diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
index bef390357..a3c83f4d0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 			+ " STATUS = ?, CONTINUABLE = ?, EXIT_CODE = ?, EXIT_MESSAGE = ?, VERSION = ?, CREATE_TIME = ?, LAST_UPDATED = ? where JOB_EXECUTION_ID = ?";
 
 	private static final String FIND_JOB_EXECUTIONS = "SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, STATUS, CONTINUABLE, EXIT_CODE, EXIT_MESSAGE, CREATE_TIME, LAST_UPDATED" +
-			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ? order by JOB_EXECUTION_ID";
+			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ? order by JOB_EXECUTION_ID desc";
 
 	private static final String GET_LAST_EXECUTION = "SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, STATUS, CONTINUABLE, EXIT_CODE, EXIT_MESSAGE, CREATE_TIME, LAST_UPDATED " +
 			"from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ? and CREATE_TIME = (SELECT max(CREATE_TIME) from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ?)";
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_EXECUTION_ID = ?";
 
 	private static final String GET_RUNNING_EXECUTIONS = "SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, STATUS, CONTINUABLE, EXIT_CODE, EXIT_MESSAGE, CREATE_TIME, LAST_UPDATED, " +
-			"JOB_INSTANCE_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where END_TIME is NULL order by JOB_EXECUTION_ID";
+			"JOB_INSTANCE_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where END_TIME is NULL order by JOB_EXECUTION_ID desc";
 
 	private int exitMessageLength = DEFAULT_EXIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java
index 5384b6fd5..ac5d4e3f1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ public class MapJobExecutionDao implements JobExecutionDao {
 			public int compare(JobExecution e1, JobExecution e2) {
 				long result = (e1.getId() - e2.getId());
 				if (result > 0) {
-					return 1;
-				} else if (result < 0) {
 					return -1;
+				} else if (result < 0) {
+					return 1;
 				} else {
 					return 0;
 				}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
index 9dae2f755..9549844cc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests extends AbstractTransactional
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Executions should be returned in the same order they were saved.
+	 * Executions should be returned in the reverse order they were saved.
 	 */
 	@Transactional
 	@Test
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests extends AbstractTransactional
 		}
 		
 		List<JobExecution> retrieved = dao.findJobExecutions(jobInstance);
+		Collections.reverse(retrieved);
+		
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
 			assertExecutionsAreEqual(execs.get(i), retrieved.get(i));