diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 3f9bf13..bd33fde 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (tdb *TelemDb) GetPackets(ctx context.Context, filter BusEventFilter, lim *
 		sb.WriteString(strings.Join(whereFrags, " AND "))
 	}
 
-	sb.WriteString(" ORDER BY ts ASC")
+	sb.WriteString(" ORDER BY ts DESC")
 
 	// Augment our data further if there's i.e a limit modifier.
 	// TODO: factor this out maybe?
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (tdb *TelemDb) GetValues(ctx context.Context, filter BusEventFilter,
 	// join qstrings with AND
 	sb.WriteString(strings.Join(whereFrags, " AND "))
 
-	sb.WriteString(" ORDER BY ts ASC")
+	sb.WriteString(" ORDER BY ts DESC")
 
 	if lim != nil {
 		lim.ModifyStatement(&sb)
diff --git a/http_test.go b/http_test.go
index 12f2d77..c941ab0 100644
--- a/http_test.go
+++ b/http_test.go
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ func Test_ApiV1GetPackets(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("response length did not match, want %d got %d", len(tt.expectedResults), len(resultEvents))
 			}
 
+			// Note, the results are flipped here. We return earliest first.
 			for idx := range tt.expectedResults {
 				expected := tt.expectedResults[idx]
-				actual := resultEvents[idx]
+				actual := resultEvents[len(resultEvents) - 1 - idx]
 				if !expected.Equals(&actual) {
 					t.Errorf("packet did not match, want %v got %v", expected, actual)
 				}