diff --git a/lib/Database.php b/lib/Database.php
index ff74f657..fa754fd7 100644
--- a/lib/Database.php
+++ b/lib/Database.php
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ class Database {
         $fields = array_map($norm, $fields);
         $sort = array_map($norm, $sort);
         foreach ($sort as $spec) {
-            $col = explode(" ", $spec, 1);
+            $col = explode(" ", $spec, 2);
             $order = $col[1] ?? "";
             $col = $col[0];
             if ($order === "desc") {
diff --git a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
index fb547c19..d47f918d 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use JKingWeb\Arsse\Database;
 use JKingWeb\Arsse\Arsse;
 use JKingWeb\Arsse\Context\Context;
 use JKingWeb\Arsse\Misc\Date;
+use JKingWeb\Arsse\Misc\ValueInfo;
 use Phake;
 
 trait SeriesArticle {
@@ -508,6 +509,8 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
             'Excluding tag ID 5' => [(new Context)->not->tag(5), [1,2,3,4,5,6]],
             'Excluding tag "Technology"' => [(new Context)->not->tagName("Technology"), [1,2,3,4,19,20]],
             'Excluding tag "Politics"' => [(new Context)->not->tagName("Politics"), [1,2,3,4,5,6]],
+            'Excluding tags ID 1 and 5' => [(new Context)->not->tags([1,5]), [1,2,3,4]],
+            'Excluding tags "Technology" and "Politics"' => [(new Context)->not->tagNames(["Technology","Politics"]), [1,2,3,4]],
             'Excluding entire folder tree' => [(new Context)->not->folder(0), []],
             'Excluding multiple folder trees' => [(new Context)->not->folders([1,5]), [1,2,3,4]],
             'Excluding multiple folder trees including root' => [(new Context)->not->folders([0,1,5]), []],
@@ -574,6 +577,25 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
         $this->assertEquals($this->fields, $test);
     }
 
+    /** @dataProvider provideOrderedLists */
+    public function testListArticlesCheckingOrder(array $sortCols, array $exp) {
+        $act = ValueInfo::normalize(array_column(iterator_to_array(Arsse::$db->articleList("john.doe@example.com", null, ["id"], $sortCols)), "id"), ValueInfo::T_INT | ValueInfo::M_ARRAY);
+        $this->assertSame($exp, $act);
+    }
+
+    public function provideOrderedLists() {
+        return [
+            [["id"], [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19,20]],
+            [["id asc"], [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19,20]],
+            [["id desc"], [20,19,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1]],
+            [["edition"], [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19,20]],
+            [["edition asc"], [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19,20]],
+            [["edition desc"], [20,19,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1]],
+            [["id", "edition desk"], [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19,20]],
+            [["id", "editio"], [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19,20]],
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function testListArticlesWithoutAuthority() {
         Phake::when(Arsse::$user)->authorize->thenReturn(false);
         $this->assertException("notAuthorized", "User", "ExceptionAuthz");
@@ -1034,7 +1056,7 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
     /** @dataProvider provideArrayContextOptions */
     public function testUseTooFewValuesInArrayContext(string $option) {
         $this->assertException("tooShort", "Db", "ExceptionInput");
-        Arsse::$db->articleList($this->user, (new Context)->annotationTerms([]));
+        Arsse::$db->articleList($this->user, (new Context)->$option([]));
     }
 
     public function provideArrayContextOptions() {
diff --git a/tests/cases/REST/NextCloudNews/TestV1_2.php b/tests/cases/REST/NextCloudNews/TestV1_2.php
index 664db4e1..52291cb9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/REST/NextCloudNews/TestV1_2.php
+++ b/tests/cases/REST/NextCloudNews/TestV1_2.php
@@ -734,11 +734,11 @@ class TestV1_2 extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
             ['lastModified' => $t->getTimestamp()],
             ['oldestFirst' => false, 'batchSize' => 5, 'offset' => 0], // offset=0 should not set the latestEdition context
         ];
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, $this->anything(), $this->anything())->thenReturn(new Result($this->v($this->articles['db'])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->subscription(42), $this->anything())->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("idMissing"));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->folder(2112), $this->anything())->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("idMissing"));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->subscription(-1), $this->anything())->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("typeViolation"));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->folder(-1), $this->anything())->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("typeViolation"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList->thenReturn(new Result($this->v($this->articles['db'])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->subscription(42), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("idMissing"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->folder(2112), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("idMissing"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->subscription(-1), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("typeViolation"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->folder(-1), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("typeViolation"));
         $exp = new Response(['items' => $this->articles['rest']]);
         // check the contents of the response
         $this->assertMessage($exp, $this->req("GET", "/items")); // first instance of base context
@@ -759,17 +759,17 @@ class TestV1_2 extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
         $this->req("GET", "/items", json_encode($in[10]));
         $this->req("GET", "/items", json_encode($in[11]));
         // perform method verifications
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db, Phake::times(4))->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->subscription(42), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->folder(2112), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->subscription(-1), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->folder(-1), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->starred(true), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(false)->limit(10)->oldestEdition(6), $this->anything()); // offset is one more than specified
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->limit(5)->latestEdition(4), $this->anything());   // offset is one less than specified
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->unread(true), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, $this->equalTo((new Context)->reverse(true)->markedSince($t), 2), $this->anything());
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(true)->limit(5), $this->anything());
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db, Phake::times(4))->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, new Context, $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->subscription(42), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->folder(2112), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->subscription(-1), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->folder(-1), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->starred(true), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->limit(10)->oldestEdition(6), $this->anything(), ["edition"]); // offset is one more than specified
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->limit(5)->latestEdition(4), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);   // offset is one less than specified
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->unread(true), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, $this->equalTo((new Context)->markedSince($t), 2), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->limit(5), $this->anything(), ["edition desc"]);
     }
 
     public function testMarkAFolderRead() {
@@ -958,6 +958,6 @@ class TestV1_2 extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
         $url = "/items?type=2";
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList->thenReturn(new Result([]));
         $this->req("GET", $url, json_encode($in));
-        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->reverse(false)->starred(true), $this->anything());
+        Phake::verify(Arsse::$db)->articleList(Arsse::$user->id, (new Context)->starred(true), $this->anything(), ["edition"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestAPI.php b/tests/cases/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestAPI.php
index 91b370cf..dfe4077c 100644
--- a/tests/cases/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestAPI.php
+++ b/tests/cases/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestAPI.php
@@ -1749,19 +1749,19 @@ LONG_STRING;
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 0]])));
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleCount->thenReturn(0);
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleCount($this->anything(), (new Context)->unread(true))->thenReturn(1);
-        $c = (new Context)->reverse(true);
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(2112), ["id"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("subjectMissing"));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $c, ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v($this->articles)));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->starred(true), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 2]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->unread(true), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 3]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088)->unread(true), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 4]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->starred(true), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 5]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->annotated(true), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 6]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 7]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->offset(2), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 8]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5)->offset(2), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 9]])));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->oldestArticle(48), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 10]])));
+        $c = (new Context);
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(2112), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("subjectMissing"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $c, ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v($this->articles)));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->starred(true), ["id"], ["marked_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 2]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->unread(true), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 3]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088)->unread(true), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 4]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->starred(true), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 5]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->annotated(true), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 6]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 7]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->offset(2), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 8]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5)->offset(2), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 9]])));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->oldestArticle(48), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 10]])));
         $out1 = [
             $this->respErr("INCORRECT_USAGE"),
             $this->respGood([]),
@@ -1793,9 +1793,9 @@ LONG_STRING;
             $this->assertMessage($out1[$a], $this->req($in1[$a]), "Test $a failed");
         }
         for ($a = 0; $a < sizeof($in2); $a++) {
-            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(false)->markedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1001]])));
-            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1002]])));
-            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H"))->starred(true), 2), ["id"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1003]])));
+            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(false)->markedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), ["id"], ["marked_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1001]])));
+            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1002]])));
+            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H"))->starred(true), 2), ["id"], ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn(new Result($this->v([['id' => 1003]])));
             $this->assertMessage($out2[$a], $this->req($in2[$a]), "Test $a failed");
         }
     }
@@ -1853,25 +1853,25 @@ LONG_STRING;
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(0));
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleCount->thenReturn(0);
         Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleCount($this->anything(), (new Context)->unread(true))->thenReturn(1);
-        $c = (new Context)->limit(200)->reverse(true);
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(2112), $this->anything())->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("subjectMissing"));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->starred(true), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(2));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->unread(true), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(3));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088)->unread(true), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(4));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->starred(true), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(5));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->annotated(true), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(6));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(7));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->offset(2), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(8));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5)->offset(2), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(9));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->oldestArticle(48), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(10));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(11));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->labelled(true), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(12));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->folderShallow(0), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(13));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->folderShallow(42), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(14));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->folder(42), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(15));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->reverse(false), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(16));
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->searchTerms(["interesting"]), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(17));
+        $c = (new Context)->limit(200);
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(2112), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("subjectMissing"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->starred(true), $this->anything(), ["marked_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(2));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->unread(true), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(3));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->label(1088)->unread(true), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(4));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->starred(true), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(5));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->annotated(true), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(6));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(7));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->offset(2), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(8));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->limit(5)->offset(2), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(9));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->oldestArticle(48), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(10));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(11));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->labelled(true), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(12));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->folderShallow(0), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(13));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->folderShallow(42), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(14));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->folder(42), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(15));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c), $this->anything(), ["edited_date"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(16));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (clone $c)->subscription(42)->searchTerms(["interesting"]), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(17));
         $out2 = [
             $this->respErr("INCORRECT_USAGE"),
             $this->outputHeadlines(11),
@@ -1909,9 +1909,9 @@ LONG_STRING;
             $this->assertMessage($out2[$a], $this->req($in2[$a]), "Test $a failed");
         }
         for ($a = 0; $a < sizeof($in3); $a++) {
-            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(false)->markedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1001));
-            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1002));
-            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H"))->starred(true), 2), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1003));
+            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(false)->markedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), $this->anything(), ["marked_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1001));
+            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H")), 2), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1002));
+            Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), $this->equalTo((clone $c)->unread(true)->modifiedSince(Date::sub("PT24H"))->starred(true), 2), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1003));
             $this->assertMessage($out3[$a], $this->req($in3[$a]), "Test $a failed");
         }
     }
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ LONG_STRING;
         ]);
         $this->assertMessage($exp, $test);
         // test 'include_header' with an erroneous result
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (new Context)->limit(200)->reverse(true)->subscription(2112), $this->anything())->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("subjectMissing"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (new Context)->limit(200)->subscription(2112), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenThrow(new ExceptionInput("subjectMissing"));
         $test = $this->req($in[6]);
         $exp = $this->respGood([
             ['id' => 2112, 'is_cat' => false, 'first_id' => 0],
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ LONG_STRING;
         ]);
         $this->assertMessage($exp, $test);
         // test 'include_header' with skip
-        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (new Context)->reverse(true)->limit(1)->subscription(42), $this->anything())->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1867));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->articleList($this->anything(), (new Context)->limit(1)->subscription(42), $this->anything(), ["edited_date desc"])->thenReturn($this->generateHeadlines(1867));
         $test = $this->req($in[8]);
         $exp = $this->respGood([
             ['id' => 42, 'is_cat' => false, 'first_id' => 1867],