diff --git a/client/js/chat.js b/client/js/chat.js
index 58556a10..ef788d32 100644
--- a/client/js/chat.js
+++ b/client/js/chat.js
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ $(function() {
 				channels: [data.chan]
 			})
 		);
+
 		sidebar.find(".chan")
+			.sort(function(a, b) { return $(a).data("id") - $(b).data("id") })
 			.last()
 			.trigger("click");
 	});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0aeccd32..fc8c38e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "shout",
   "description": "A web IRC client",
-  "version": "0.10.8",
+  "version": "0.10.9",
   "author": "Mattias Erming",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "bin": {