diff --git a/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts b/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts
index 36f07977..fc19a9d3 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ export class PreviewManager implements IPreviewManager {
           }
         }));
       if (Config.Server.Database.type === DatabaseType.mysql) {
-        query.orderBy('CHAR_LENGTH(directory.path)', 'DESC'); // shorter the path, its higher up in the hierarchy
+        query.orderBy('CHAR_LENGTH(directory.path)', 'ASC'); // shorter the path, its higher up in the hierarchy
       } else {
-        query.orderBy('LENGTH(directory.path)', 'DESC'); // shorter the path, its higher up in the hierarchy
+        query.orderBy('LENGTH(directory.path)', 'ASC'); // shorter the path, its higher up in the hierarchy
       }