1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/modules/zfssnap/zfssnap/zfssnap/__main__.py b/modules/zfssnap/zfssnap/zfssnap/__main__.py
index ffa6dfb9..274317e2 100644
--- a/modules/zfssnap/zfssnap/zfssnap/__main__.py
+++ b/modules/zfssnap/zfssnap/zfssnap/__main__.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def prune(config, dry_run, keep_newest, do_exec, exec_newest):
                     periods[period].append(snap)
 
                 to_exec = desired_count
-                ordered_periods = periods.items()
+                ordered_periods = periods.items() if exec_newest else reversed(periods.items())
                 for period, period_snaps in ordered_periods:
                     if to_exec == 0:
                         break