diff --git a/lib/diaspora/redis_cache.rb b/lib/diaspora/redis_cache.rb
index 878bd182d..7756f2e3e 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/redis_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/redis_cache.rb
@@ -34,17 +34,23 @@ class RedisCache
     post_ids[0...limit]
   end
 
-  def ensure_populated!
-    self.repopulate! unless cache_exists?
+  def ensure_populated!(opts = {})
+    self.repopulate!(opts) unless cache_exists?
   end
 
-  def repopulate!
-    self.populate! && self.trim!
+  def repopulate!(opts = {})
+    self.populate!(opts) && self.trim!
   end
 
-  def populate!
+  def populate!(opts = {})
     # user executes query and gets back hashes
-    sql = @user.visible_posts_sql(:type => RedisCache.acceptable_types, :limit => CACHE_LIMIT, :order => self.order)
+    opts.merge!({
+      :type => RedisCache.acceptable_types,
+      :limit => CACHE_LIMIT,
+      :order => self.order
+    })
+
+    sql = @user.visible_posts_sql(opts)
     hashes = Post.connection.select_all(sql)
 
     # hashes are inserted into set in a single transaction
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
index ca91fafaf..b259d8ffd 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Diaspora
         if RedisCache.configured? && RedisCache.supported_order?(opts[:order_field]) && opts[:all_aspects?].present?
           cache = RedisCache.new(self, opts[:order_field])
 
-          cache.ensure_populated!
+          cache.ensure_populated!(opts)
           post_ids = cache.post_ids(opts[:max_time], opts[:limit])
         end
 
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ module Diaspora
       # @return [Hash]
       def prep_opts(opts)
         defaults = {
-          :type => ['StatusMessage', 'Photo'],
-          :order => 'updated_at DESC',
+          :type => AspectStream::TYPES_OF_POST_IN_STREAM, 
+          :order => 'created_at DESC',
           :limit => 15,
           :hidden => false
         }
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/redis_cache_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/redis_cache_spec.rb
index 4fe63268d..253535dcf 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/redis_cache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/redis_cache_spec.rb
@@ -67,18 +67,20 @@ describe RedisCache do
     end
 
     it 'clears and poplulates if the cache is not populated' do
+      opts = {:here_is => "something"}
       @cache.stub(:cache_exists?).and_return(false)
-      @cache.should_receive(:repopulate!)
+      @cache.should_receive(:repopulate!).with(opts)
 
-      @cache.ensure_populated!
+      @cache.ensure_populated!(opts)
     end
   end
 
   describe "#repopulate!" do
     it 'populates' do
+      opts = {:here_is => "something"}
       @cache.stub(:trim!).and_return(true)
-      @cache.should_receive(:populate!).and_return(true)
-      @cache.repopulate!
+      @cache.should_receive(:populate!).with(opts).and_return(true)
+      @cache.repopulate!(opts)
     end
 
     it 'trims' do
@@ -94,7 +96,8 @@ describe RedisCache do
       order = "created_at DESC"
       @cache.should_receive(:order).and_return(order)
       bob.should_receive(:visible_posts_sql).with(hash_including(
-                                                    :limit => 100,
+                                                    :type => RedisCache.acceptable_types,
+                                                    :limit => RedisCache::CACHE_LIMIT,
                                                     :order => order)).
                                              and_return(sql)
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user/querying_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/querying_spec.rb
index 43e4a5eda..85a154642 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/querying_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/querying_spec.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe User do
 
     it "respects the :type option" do
       photo = bob.post(:photo, :pending => false, :user_file=> File.open(photo_fixture_name), :to => @bobs_aspect)
-      alice.visible_post_ids.should include(photo.id)
+      alice.visible_post_ids(:type => "Photo").should include(photo.id)
       alice.visible_post_ids(:type => 'StatusMessage').should_not include(photo.id)
     end
 
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ describe User do
       end
 
       it "gets populated with latest 100 posts" do
-        cache = mock(:cache_exists? => true, :ensure_populated! => mock, :post_ids => [])
+        cache = mock(:cache_exists? => true, :supported_order? => true, :ensure_populated! => mock, :post_ids => [])
         RedisCache.stub(:new).and_return(cache)
-        cache.should_receive(:ensure_populated!)
+        @opts = alice.send(:prep_opts, @opts)
+        cache.should_receive(:ensure_populated!).with(hash_including(@opts))
 
         alice.visible_post_ids(@opts)
       end
@@ -160,7 +161,9 @@ describe User do
       it 'works' do # The set up takes a looong time, so to save time we do several tests in one
         bob.visible_posts.length.should == 15 #it returns 15 by default
         bob.visible_posts.should == bob.visible_posts(:by_members_of => bob.aspects.map { |a| a.id }) # it is the same when joining through aspects
-        bob.visible_posts.sort_by { |p| p.updated_at }.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts.map { |p| p.id }.reverse #it is sorted updated_at desc by default
+
+        # checks the default sort order
+        bob.visible_posts.sort_by { |p| p.created_at }.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts.map { |p| p.id }.reverse #it is sorted updated_at desc by default
 
         # It should respect the order option
         opts = {:order => 'created_at DESC'}
@@ -174,21 +177,21 @@ describe User do
         opts = {:limit => 40}
         bob.visible_posts(opts).length.should == 40
         bob.visible_posts(opts).should == bob.visible_posts(opts.merge(:by_members_of => bob.aspects.map { |a| a.id }))
-        bob.visible_posts(opts).sort_by { |p| p.updated_at }.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.reverse
+        bob.visible_posts(opts).sort_by { |p| p.created_at }.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.reverse
 
         # It should paginate using a datetime timestamp
-        last_time_of_last_page = bob.visible_posts.last.updated_at
+        last_time_of_last_page = bob.visible_posts.last.created_at
         opts = {:max_time => last_time_of_last_page}
         bob.visible_posts(opts).length.should == 15
         bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts.merge(:by_members_of => bob.aspects.map { |a| a.id })).map { |p| p.id }
-        bob.visible_posts(opts).sort_by { |p| p.updated_at }.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.reverse
+        bob.visible_posts(opts).sort_by { |p| p.created_at}.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.reverse
         bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(:limit => 40)[15...30].map { |p| p.id } #pagination should return the right posts
 
         # It should paginate using an integer timestamp
         opts = {:max_time => last_time_of_last_page.to_i}
         bob.visible_posts(opts).length.should == 15
         bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts.merge(:by_members_of => bob.aspects.map { |a| a.id })).map { |p| p.id }
-        bob.visible_posts(opts).sort_by { |p| p.updated_at }.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.reverse
+        bob.visible_posts(opts).sort_by { |p| p.created_at}.map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.reverse
         bob.visible_posts(opts).map { |p| p.id }.should == bob.visible_posts(:limit => 40)[15...30].map { |p| p.id } #pagination should return the right posts
       end
     end