diff --git a/src/PgQuery.hs b/src/PgQuery.hs
index 663053770..d43b4694c 100644
--- a/src/PgQuery.hs
+++ b/src/PgQuery.hs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ orderParse q =
 orderParseTerm :: Text -> Maybe OrderTerm
 orderParseTerm s =
   case split (=='.') s of
-       [d,c] ->
+       [c,d] ->
          if d `elem` ["asc", "desc"]
             then Just $ OrderTerm c $
               if d == "asc" then "asc" else "desc"
diff --git a/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs b/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
index 6efaceca6..37eb234d9 100644
--- a/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
+++ b/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ spec = beforeAll (clearTable "items" >> createItems 15)
 
   describe "ordering response" $ do
     it "by a column asc" $
-      get "/items?id=lte.2&order=asc.id"
+      get "/items?id=lte.2&order=id.asc"
         `shouldRespondWith` ResponseMatcher {
           matchBody    = Just "[{\"id\":1},{\"id\":2}]"
         , matchStatus  = 200
         , matchHeaders = ["Content-Range" <:> "0-1/2"]
         }
     it "by a column desc" $
-      get "/items?id=lte.2&order=desc.id"
+      get "/items?id=lte.2&order=id.desc"
         `shouldRespondWith` ResponseMatcher {
           matchBody    = Just "[{\"id\":2},{\"id\":1}]"
         , matchStatus  = 200