diff --git a/src/mu-msg-file.c b/src/mu-msg-file.c
index 6d14bb97..75e13bdb 100644
--- a/src/mu-msg-file.c
+++ b/src/mu-msg-file.c
@@ -662,8 +662,11 @@ get_body (MuMsgFile *self, gboolean want_html)
 }
 
 
+/* get them in the order parent->grandparent->..., i.e. in opposite
+ * from what's in the header
+ */
 static GSList*
-get_msgids_from_header (MuMsgFile *self, const char* header)
+get_msgids_reverted (MuMsgFile *self, const gchar *header)
 {
 	GSList *msgids;
 	const char *str;
@@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ get_msgids_from_header (MuMsgFile *self, const char* header)
 		g_mime_references_free (mime_refs);
 	}
 
-	return g_slist_reverse (msgids);
+	return msgids;
 }
 
 
@@ -697,11 +700,11 @@ get_references (MuMsgFile *self)
 	
 	g_return_val_if_fail (self, NULL);
 
-	refs = get_msgids_from_header (self, "References");
+	refs = get_msgids_reverted (self, "References");
 	
 	/* now, add in-reply-to:, we only take the first one if there
 	 * are more */
-	inreply = get_msgids_from_header (self, "In-reply-to");
+	inreply = get_msgids_reverted (self, "In-reply-to");
 	if (inreply) {
 		refs = g_slist_prepend (refs, g_strdup ((gchar*)inreply->data));
 		g_slist_foreach (inreply, (GFunc)g_free, NULL);
diff --git a/src/tests/test-mu-msg.c b/src/tests/test-mu-msg.c
index 6d8bc363..ec82f6bc 100644
--- a/src/tests/test-mu-msg.c
+++ b/src/tests/test-mu-msg.c
@@ -288,6 +288,19 @@ test_mu_msg_comp_unix_programmer (void)
 	g_assert_cmpstr (mu_msg_get_msgid(msg),			 
 			 ==, "oktdp.42997$Te.22361@news.usenetserver.com");
 	
+	g_assert_cmpstr (mu_msg_get_references_str(msg), ==,
+			 "e9065dac-13c1-4103-9e31-6974ca232a89@t15g2000prt.googlegroups.com,"
+			 "87hbblwelr.fsf@sapphire.mobileactivedefense.com,"
+			 "pql248-4va.ln1@wilbur.25thandClement.com,"
+			 "ikns6r$li3$1@Iltempo.Update.UU.SE,"
+			 "8762s0jreh.fsf@sapphire.mobileactivedefense.com,"
+			 "ikqqp1$jv0$1@Iltempo.Update.UU.SE,"
+			 "87hbbjc5jt.fsf@sapphire.mobileactivedefense.com,"
+			 "ikr0na$lru$1@Iltempo.Update.UU.SE,"
+			 "tO8cp.1228$GE6.370@news.usenetserver.com,"
+			 "ikr6ks$nlf$1@Iltempo.Update.UU.SE,"
+			 "8ioh48-8mu.ln1@leafnode-msgid.gclare.org.uk");
+	
 	//"jimbo@slp53.sl.home (Jimbo Foobarcuux)";
 	g_assert_cmpuint (mu_msg_get_prio(msg), /* 'low' */
 			  ==, MU_MSG_PRIO_NORMAL);