diff --git a/example/toderp2/index.html b/example/toderp2/index.html
index 8b42aa6b8a..a0aee3ed4d 100644
--- a/example/toderp2/index.html
+++ b/example/toderp2/index.html
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
               <input type="text" ng-model="newTask.title" placeholder="Add an item...">
             </form>
             <list>
-              <li class="list-item" ng-repeat="task in activeProject.tasks | reverse" ng-class="{completed: task.isCompleted}">
+              <li class="list-item" ng-repeat="task in activeProject.tasks" ng-class="{completed: task.isCompleted}">
                 {{task.title}}
               </li>
             </list>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
               <input type="text" ng-model="newProject.title" placeholder="Create a new list...">
             </form>
             <list>
-            <a ng-click="setActiveProject(project)" class="list-item list-item-primary" ng-class="{active: project.isActive}" ng-repeat="project in projects | reverse">
+            <a ng-click="setActiveProject(project)" class="list-item list-item-primary" ng-class="{active: project.isActive}" ng-repeat="project in projects">
                 {{project.title}}
               </a>
             </list>
diff --git a/example/toderp2/js/controllers.js b/example/toderp2/js/controllers.js
index b357abfa4b..7b2c6c7baf 100644
--- a/example/toderp2/js/controllers.js
+++ b/example/toderp2/js/controllers.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.todo.controllers', ['ionic.todo'])
 
     // Set the priorty for this project to the new date, so it will
     // sort higher
-    $scope.activeProject.project.setPriority(+new Date);
+    $scope.activeProject.project.setPriority(-(+new Date));
 
     $scope.newTask = {};
   };
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.todo.controllers', ['ionic.todo'])
     $scope.newProject = {};
 
     var np = $scope.projects.add(p);
-    np.setPriority(+new Date);
+    np.setPriority(-(+new Date));
     $scope.setActiveProject(np);
   };
 
@@ -162,12 +162,14 @@ angular.module('ionic.todo.controllers', ['ionic.todo'])
       }
     }
   });
-  projectsRef.once('child_added', function(snapshot) {
-    $scope.setActiveProject(
-      angular.extend({
-        '$ref': snapshot.ref(),
-      }, snapshot.val())
-    )
+  projectsRef.on('child_added', function(snapshot, prevChildName) {
+    if(prevChildName === null) {
+      $scope.setActiveProject(
+        angular.extend({
+          '$ref': snapshot.ref(),
+        }, snapshot.val())
+      )
+    }
   });
 })