diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py
index ad8892533b..3dfb44b757 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py
@@ -73,31 +73,43 @@ class TestUpdates(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAc
         )
 
         # store content in Updates item (either new or old format)
+        num_updates = 3
         if new_format:
-            course_update_data = {
-                "id": 1,
-                "date": "Some date",
-                "content": "<a href=\"/static/\">foo</a>",
-                "status": CourseInfoModule.STATUS_VISIBLE
-            }
-            course_updates.items = [course_update_data]
+            for num in range(1, num_updates + 1):
+                course_updates.items.append(
+                    {
+                        "id": num,
+                        "date": "Date" + str(num),
+                        "content": "<a href=\"/static/\">Update" + str(num) + "</a>",
+                        "status": CourseInfoModule.STATUS_VISIBLE
+                    }
+                )
         else:
-            update_data = u"<ol><li><h2>Date</h2><a href=\"/static/\">foo</a></li></ol>"
-            course_updates.data = update_data
+            update_data = ""
+            # old format stores the updates with the newest first
+            for num in range(num_updates, 0, -1):
+                update_data += "<li><h2>Date" + str(num) + "</h2><a href=\"/static/\">Update" + str(num) + "</a></li>"
+            course_updates.data = u"<ol>" + update_data + "</ol>"
         modulestore().update_item(course_updates, self.user.id)
 
         # call API
         response = self.api_response()
-        content = response.data[0]["content"]  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
 
         # verify static URLs are replaced in the content returned by the API
-        self.assertNotIn("\"/static/", content)
+        self.assertNotIn("\"/static/", response.content)
 
         # verify static URLs remain in the underlying content
         underlying_updates = modulestore().get_item(updates_usage_key)
         underlying_content = underlying_updates.items[0]['content'] if new_format else underlying_updates.data
         self.assertIn("\"/static/", underlying_content)
 
+        # verify content and sort order of updates (most recent first)
+        for num in range(1, num_updates + 1):
+            update_data = response.data[num_updates - num]  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
+            self.assertEquals(num, update_data['id'])
+            self.assertEquals("Date" + str(num), update_data['date'])
+            self.assertIn("Update" + str(num), update_data['content'])
+
 
 class TestHandouts(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
     """
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py
index b0674b7be3..87bd97ecc0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class CourseUpdatesList(generics.ListAPIView):
     @mobile_course_access()
     def list(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):
         course_updates_module = get_course_info_section_module(request, course, 'updates')
-        update_items = list(reversed(get_course_update_items(course_updates_module)))
+        update_items = get_course_update_items(course_updates_module)
 
         updates_to_show = [
             update for update in update_items