diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 27175d243..7bc95d3ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
         @posts = current_user.posts_from(@person).where(:type => "StatusMessage").paginate(:per_page => 15, :page => params[:page])
       else
         @commenting_disabled = true
-        @posts = @person.posts.where(:type => "StatusMessage", :public => true).paginate(:per_page => 15, :page => params[:page])
+        @posts = @person.posts.where(:type => "StatusMessage", :public => true).paginate(:per_page => 15, :page => params[:page], :order => 'updated_at DESC')
       end
 
       @fakes = PostsFake.new(@posts)