diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 6268cd3cc..31cc6ae7d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @status_options = @issue.status.find_new_statuses_allowed_to(logged_in_user.role_for_project(@project), @issue.tracker) if logged_in_user
     @custom_values = @issue.custom_values.find(:all, :include => :custom_field)
-    @journals = @issue.journals.find(:all, :include => [:user, :details], :order => "#{Journal.table_name}.created_on desc")
+    @journals = @issue.journals.find(:all, :include => [:user, :details], :order => "#{Journal.table_name}.created_on ASC")
   end
   
   def export_pdf
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_history.rhtml b/app/views/issues/_history.rhtml
index 1ad0c235d..bab37b4fd 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_history.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_history.rhtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% note_id = journals.length %>
+<% note_id = 1 %>
 <% for journal in journals %>
 	<h4><div style="float:right;"><%= link_to "##{note_id}", :anchor => "note-#{note_id}" %></div>
 	<%= content_tag('a', '', :name => "note-#{note_id}")%>
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 	<% end %>
 	</ul>
   	<%= textilizable(journal.notes) unless journal.notes.blank? %>
-  	<% note_id -= 1 %>
+  	<% note_id += 1 %>
 <% end %>