diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee
index 7cadfe92a..ecc85b33f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ class App.ControllerGenericIndex extends App.Controller
         return item
       )
 
+    if @defaultOrder
+      if @defaultOrder == 'DESC'
+        objects = objects.reverse()
+
     @html App.view('generic/admin/index')(
       head:    @pageData.objects
       notes:   @pageData.notes