diff --git a/astyanax-cassandra/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/AbstractComposite.java b/astyanax-cassandra/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/AbstractComposite.java
index 3ff6f0d65..2eb1fb59e 100644
--- a/astyanax-cassandra/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/AbstractComposite.java
+++ b/astyanax-cassandra/src/main/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/AbstractComposite.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ private String getComparator(int i, ByteBuffer bb) {
                     byte a = (byte) (header & 0xFF);
                     name = aliasToComparatorMapping.get(a);
                     if (name == null) {
-                        a = (byte) Character.toUpperCase((char) a);
+                        a = (byte) Character.toLowerCase((char) a);
                         name = aliasToComparatorMapping.get(a);
                         if (name != null) {
                             name += "(reversed=true)";
diff --git a/astyanax-test/src/test/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/DynamicCompositeTest.java b/astyanax-test/src/test/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/DynamicCompositeTest.java
index 7255bfd0d..5fdbcad5a 100644
--- a/astyanax-test/src/test/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/DynamicCompositeTest.java
+++ b/astyanax-test/src/test/java/com/netflix/astyanax/model/DynamicCompositeTest.java
@@ -1,16 +1,93 @@
 package com.netflix.astyanax.model;
 
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.AbstractSerializer;
+import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.AsciiSerializer;
+import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.BytesArraySerializer;
+import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.IntegerSerializer;
+import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.LongSerializer;
 import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.StringSerializer;
+import com.netflix.astyanax.serializers.UUIDSerializer;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 
 public class DynamicCompositeTest {
+
+
     @Test
     public void testComposite() {
         DynamicComposite dc = new DynamicComposite();
-        for (char ch = 'A'; ch < 'Z'; ch++) {
-            dc.addComponent(Character.toString(ch), StringSerializer.get());
+        for ( char ch = 'A'; ch < 'Z'; ch++ ) {
+            dc.addComponent( Character.toString( ch ), StringSerializer.get() );
         }
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReversedSerialization() {
+
+        AsciiSerializer asciiSerializer = AsciiSerializer.get();
+        BytesArraySerializer bytesArraySerializer = BytesArraySerializer.get();
+
+        IntegerSerializer integerSerializer = IntegerSerializer.get();
+        LongSerializer longSerializer = LongSerializer.get();
+
+        StringSerializer stringSerializer = StringSerializer.get();
+
+        UUIDSerializer uuidSerializer = UUIDSerializer.get();
+
+
+        DynamicComposite dc = new DynamicComposite();
+
+        final String string = "test";
+        final byte[] bytes = new byte[] { 0x00 };
+        final int intValue = 1;
+        final long longValue = 1l;
+        final UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+
+        dc.addComponent( string, asciiSerializer, getReversed( asciiSerializer ) );
+
+        dc.addComponent( bytes, bytesArraySerializer, getReversed( bytesArraySerializer ) );
+
+        dc.addComponent( intValue, integerSerializer, getReversed( integerSerializer ) );
+
+        dc.addComponent( longValue, longSerializer, getReversed( longSerializer ) );
+
+        dc.addComponent( string, stringSerializer, getReversed( stringSerializer ) );
+
+        dc.addComponent( uuid, uuidSerializer, getReversed( uuidSerializer ) );
+
+        //serialize to bytes
+        ByteBuffer buff = dc.serialize();
+
+        //de-serialize
+        DynamicComposite read = DynamicComposite.fromByteBuffer( buff );
+
+        assertEquals(6, read.size());
+
+        assertEquals(string, read.getComponent( 0 ).getValue( asciiSerializer ));
+
+        assertArrayEquals( bytes, ( byte[] ) read.getComponent( 1 ).getValue( bytesArraySerializer ) );
+
+        assertEquals(intValue, read.getComponent( 2 ).getValue( integerSerializer ));
+
+        assertEquals(longValue, read.getComponent( 3 ).getValue( longSerializer ));
+
+        assertEquals(string, read.getComponent( 4 ).getValue( stringSerializer ));
+
+        assertEquals(uuid, read.getComponent( 5 ).getValue( uuidSerializer ));
+    }
+
 
+    private String getReversed( AbstractSerializer serializer ) {
+        return serializer.getComparatorType().getTypeName() + "(reversed=true)";
     }
 }