diff --git a/app/Domain/DailySummaryRetriever.php b/app/Domain/DailySummaryRetriever.php
index 53bf1ffb..11037d4c 100644
--- a/app/Domain/DailySummaryRetriever.php
+++ b/app/Domain/DailySummaryRetriever.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public function getUpcomingBirthdays(?int $limit = null): Collection
         $users = User::query()
             ->whereRelation("profile", fn(Builder $query): Builder => $query->whereNotNull("birthday"))
             ->get()
-            ->sortBy(fn(User $user): int => (int)$user->upcomingBirthday()->diffInDays(Carbon::today()));
+            ->sortBy(fn(User $user): int => (int)$user->upcomingBirthday()->diffInDays(Carbon::today()), descending: true);
 
         if ($limit) {
             return $users->take($limit);
diff --git a/app/Domain/EmployeesMilestonesRetriever.php b/app/Domain/EmployeesMilestonesRetriever.php
index 9f3952db..c8a1e3cf 100644
--- a/app/Domain/EmployeesMilestonesRetriever.php
+++ b/app/Domain/EmployeesMilestonesRetriever.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function getUpcomingBirthdays(?string $searchText, string $direction = "a
             ->search($searchText)
             ->get();
 
-        return $users->sortBy(fn(User $user): int => (int)$user->upcomingBirthday()->diffInDays(Carbon::today()), descending: $direction !== "asc");
+        return $users->sortBy(fn(User $user): int => (int)$user->upcomingBirthday()->diffInDays(Carbon::today()), descending: $direction !== "desc");
     }
 
     public function getSeniority(?string $searchText, string $direction = "asc"): Collection
diff --git a/tests/Feature/EmployeesMilestonesTest.php b/tests/Feature/EmployeesMilestonesTest.php
index a5edfb0c..90eb7873 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/EmployeesMilestonesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/EmployeesMilestonesTest.php
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ public function testSortingByBirthdays(): void
 
         $sortedUsersByUpcomingBirthday = $this->employeesMilestonesRetriever->getResults(null, "birthday-asc")->values();
 
-        $this->assertEquals($user2->id, $sortedUsersByUpcomingBirthday[0]->id);
+        $this->assertEquals($user1->id, $sortedUsersByUpcomingBirthday[0]->id);
         $this->assertEquals($user3->id, $sortedUsersByUpcomingBirthday[1]->id);
-        $this->assertEquals($user1->id, $sortedUsersByUpcomingBirthday[2]->id);
+        $this->assertEquals($user2->id, $sortedUsersByUpcomingBirthday[2]->id);
 
         $sortedUsersByFurthestBirthday = $this->employeesMilestonesRetriever->getResults(null, "birthday-desc")->values();
 
-        $this->assertEquals($user1->id, $sortedUsersByFurthestBirthday[0]->id);
+        $this->assertEquals($user2->id, $sortedUsersByFurthestBirthday[0]->id);
         $this->assertEquals($user3->id, $sortedUsersByFurthestBirthday[1]->id);
-        $this->assertEquals($user2->id, $sortedUsersByFurthestBirthday[2]->id);
+        $this->assertEquals($user1->id, $sortedUsersByFurthestBirthday[2]->id);
     }
 
     public function testSortingBySeniority(): void