diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index 36ed876829..fbb077cb19 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
                     sortable: "#{::Type.table_name}.position",
                     groupable: true),
     QueryColumn.new(:parent,
-                    sortable: ["#{WorkPackage.table_name}.root_id",
+                    sortable: ["#{WorkPackage.table_name}.root_id ASC",
                                "#{WorkPackage.table_name}.lft ASC"],
-                    default_order: 'desc'),
+                    default_order: 'asc'),
     QueryColumn.new(:status,
                     sortable: "#{Status.table_name}.position",
                     groupable: true),
diff --git a/spec/features/accessibility/work_packages/work_package_query_spec.rb b/spec/features/accessibility/work_packages/work_package_query_spec.rb
index 7d0c5245f0..fb05383498 100644
--- a/spec/features/accessibility/work_packages/work_package_query_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/accessibility/work_packages/work_package_query_spec.rb
@@ -170,24 +170,20 @@ describe 'Work package index accessibility', type: :feature, selenium: true do
       FactoryGirl.create(:work_package,
                          project: project)
     }
-    let!(:yet_another_work_package) {
-      FactoryGirl.create(:work_package,
-                         project: project)
-    }
     before do
       visit_index_page
     end
 
     context 'focus' do
       let(:first_link_selector) do
-        "#wp-row-#{yet_another_work_package.id} td.id a"
+        "#wp-row-#{work_package.id} td.id a"
       end
       let(:second_link_selector) do
         "#wp-row-#{another_work_package.id} td.id a"
       end
 
       it 'navigates with J and K' do
-        expect(page).to have_selector("#wp-row-#{yet_another_work_package.id}")
+        expect(page).to have_selector("#wp-row-#{work_package.id}")
         expect(page).to have_selector("#wp-row-#{another_work_package.id}")
 
         find('body').native.send_keys('j')
diff --git a/spec/features/work_packages/export_spec.rb b/spec/features/work_packages/export_spec.rb
index eb7c5fb78d..37d8a77cd0 100644
--- a/spec/features/work_packages/export_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/work_packages/export_spec.rb
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ describe 'work package export', type: :feature do
     expect(subject).to have_text(wp_3.description)
     expect(subject).to have_text(wp_4.description)
 
-    # results are ordered by ID (desc) and not grouped by type
-    expect(subject.scan(/Type (A|B)/).flatten).to eq %w(A B A A)
+    # results are ordered by ID (asc) and not grouped by type
+    expect(subject.scan(/Type (A|B)/).flatten).to eq %w(A A B A)
   end
 
   it 'shows all work packages grouped by ', js: true, retry: 2 do
diff --git a/spec/features/work_packages/pagination_spec.rb b/spec/features/work_packages/pagination_spec.rb
index 8fd6f67bd8..b2f8bfb3fb 100644
--- a/spec/features/work_packages/pagination_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/work_packages/pagination_spec.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ RSpec.feature 'Work package pagination', js: true do
       expect(page).to have_content('Work packages')
 
       within('#work-packages-index') do
-        expect(page).to_not have_content(work_package_1.subject)
-        expect(page).to     have_content(work_package_2.subject)
+        expect(page).to     have_content(work_package_1.subject)
+        expect(page).to_not have_content(work_package_2.subject)
       end
 
       within('.pagination--pages') do
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ RSpec.feature 'Work package pagination', js: true do
       end
 
       within('#work-packages-index') do
-        expect(page).to     have_content(work_package_1.subject)
-        expect(page).to_not have_content(work_package_2.subject)
+        expect(page).to     have_content(work_package_2.subject)
+        expect(page).to_not have_content(work_package_1.subject)
       end
 
       within('.pagination--options') do
diff --git a/spec/features/work_packages/select_work_package_row_spec.rb b/spec/features/work_packages/select_work_package_row_spec.rb
index e4302f6eaa..d3ef032f73 100644
--- a/spec/features/work_packages/select_work_package_row_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/work_packages/select_work_package_row_spec.rb
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ describe 'Select work package row', type: :feature, js:true, selenium: true do
 
     it do
       expect(page).to have_selector('.work-packages--details--subject',
-                                    text: work_package_3.subject)
+                                    text: work_package_1.subject)
     end
   end
 
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ describe 'Select work package row', type: :feature, js:true, selenium: true do
     end
 
     it do
-      wp_page = Pages::FullWorkPackage.new(work_package_3)
+      wp_page = Pages::FullWorkPackage.new(work_package_1)
       subject_field = wp_page.edit_field :subject
 
       subject_field.expect_active!
-      expect(subject_field.input_element.value).to eq(work_package_3.subject)
+      expect(subject_field.input_element.value).to eq(work_package_1.subject)
 
       # Cancel edit
       find('#work-packages--edit-actions-cancel').click