diff --git a/src/osax/payload.m b/src/osax/payload.m
index 00065042..4133eb0f 100644
--- a/src/osax/payload.m
+++ b/src/osax/payload.m
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static void do_window_order_swap(char *message)
     if (!b_wid) return;
 
     CFTypeRef transaction = SLSTransactionCreate(_connection);
-    SLSTransactionOrderWindow(transaction, a_wid, 1, b_wid);
+    SLSTransactionOrderWindow(transaction, a_wid, -1, b_wid);
     SLSTransactionOrderWindow(transaction, b_wid, 0, 0);
     SLSTransactionCommit(transaction, 0);
     CFRelease(transaction);
diff --git a/src/window_manager.c b/src/window_manager.c
index bab427cd..acd335c4 100644
--- a/src/window_manager.c
+++ b/src/window_manager.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ void window_manager_animate_window_list_async(struct window_capture *window_list
             window_manager_create_window_proxy(context->animation_connection, context->animation_list[i].wid, &context->animation_list[i].proxy);
 
             CFTypeRef transaction = SLSTransactionCreate(context->animation_connection);
-            SLSTransactionOrderWindow(transaction, context->animation_list[i].proxy.id, 1, existing_animation->proxy.id);
+            SLSTransactionOrderWindow(transaction, context->animation_list[i].proxy.id, -1, existing_animation->proxy.id);
             SLSTransactionOrderWindow(transaction, existing_animation->proxy.id, 0, 0);
             SLSTransactionCommit(transaction, 0);
             CFRelease(transaction);