diff --git a/ckan/lib/search/query.py b/ckan/lib/search/query.py
index 73a31107544..0cd266304ad 100644
--- a/ckan/lib/search/query.py
+++ b/ckan/lib/search/query.py
@@ -247,7 +247,14 @@ def run(self, query):
             query['q'] = "*:*"
 
         # number of results
-        query['rows'] = min(1000, int(query.get('rows', 10)))
+        rows_to_return = min(1000, int(query.get('rows', 10)))
+        if rows_to_return > 0:
+            # #1683 Work around problem of last result being out of order
+            #       in SOLR 1.4
+            rows_to_query = rows_to_return + 1
+        else:
+            rows_to_query = rows_to_return
+        query['rows'] = rows_to_query
 
         # order by score if no 'sort' term given
         order_by = query.get('sort')
@@ -297,6 +304,9 @@ def run(self, query):
             self.count = response.get('numFound', 0)
             self.results = response.get('docs', [])
 
+            # #1683 Filter out the last row that is sometimes out of order
+            self.results = self.results[:rows_to_return]
+
             # get any extras and add to 'extras' dict
             for result in self.results:
                 extra_keys = filter(lambda x: x.startswith('extras_'), result.keys())
diff --git a/ckan/tests/lib/test_cli.py b/ckan/tests/lib/test_cli.py
index f6e383f0c78..4adda216572 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/lib/test_cli.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/lib/test_cli.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ def setup_class(cls):
         model.Package.by_name(u'warandpeace').delete()
         model.repo.commit_and_remove()
         
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        model.repo.rebuild_db()        
+
     def test_simple_dump_csv(self):
         csv_filepath = '/tmp/dump.tmp'
         self.db.args = ('simple-dump-csv %s' % csv_filepath).split()
diff --git a/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py b/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py
index 9ce457d42bd..e099a57f93d 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ def teardown_class(cls):
         model.repo.rebuild_db()
         model.Session.remove()
 
-    def teardonwn(self):
-        model.Session.remove()
-
-
-
     def remove_changable_columns(self, dict):
         for key, value in dict.items():
             if key.endswith('id') and key <> 'license_id':