diff --git a/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts b/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts
index a9fdf69453..d0efe278ed 100644
--- a/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/record-affiliations-sort/record-affiliations-sort.service.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class AffiliationsSortService {
                 Number(AffiliationsSortService.isSelfAsserted(b, orcid))
               )
             })
-            if (!ascending) {
+            if (ascending) {
               affiliationGroup.reverse()
             }
           }