diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_4.7.0-4.8.0.sql b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_4.7.0-4.8.0.sql
index 1ec0f26ba..af0c07007 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_4.7.0-4.8.0.sql
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_4.7.0-4.8.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 insert into webguiVersion values ('4.8.0','upgrade',unix_timestamp());
-
-
+update incrementer set nextValue=100000 where incrementerId='messageId';
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm
index 8eba8cde0..332fa6c29 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject/MessageBoard.pm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ sub www_view {
 		<td class="tableHeader">'.WebGUI::International::get(20,$namespace).'</td></tr>';
 	$sth = WebGUI::SQL->read("select messageId,subject,username,dateOfPost,userId,views,status
 		from discussion where wobjectId=".$_[0]->get("wobjectId")." and pid=0 
-		and (status='Approved' or userId=$session{user}{userId}) order by messageId desc");
+		and (status='Approved' or userId=$session{user}{userId}) order by dateOfPost desc");
 	while (%data = $sth->hash) {
 		if ($i >= ($_[0]->get("messagesPerPage")*$pn) && $i < ($_[0]->get("messagesPerPage")*($pn+1))) {
 			@last = WebGUI::SQL->quickArray("select messageId,dateOfPost,username,subject,userId