diff --git a/examples/pydantic_ai_examples/chat_app.py b/examples/pydantic_ai_examples/chat_app.py
index 76bf9714..cc20eb77 100644
--- a/examples/pydantic_ai_examples/chat_app.py
+++ b/examples/pydantic_ai_examples/chat_app.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ async def add_messages(self, messages: bytes):
 
     async def get_messages(self) -> list[ModelMessage]:
         c = await self._asyncify(
-            self._execute, 'SELECT message_list FROM messages order by id desc'
+            self._execute, 'SELECT message_list FROM messages order by id'
         )
         rows = await self._asyncify(c.fetchall)
         messages: list[ModelMessage] = []