diff --git a/src/app/controllers/sync_management_controller.rb b/src/app/controllers/sync_management_controller.rb
index 0a2c6e06f59..389f1dd1f8e 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/sync_management_controller.rb
+++ b/src/app/controllers/sync_management_controller.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ def sync_status
   def destroy
     retval = Repository.find(params[:id]).cancel_sync
     render :text=>""
-
   end
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb b/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb
index fe1488da289..507ef09c5c2 100644
--- a/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb
+++ b/src/app/models/glue/pulp/repo.rb
@@ -499,9 +499,13 @@ def self.array_to_hash(array_of_repos)
 
   def _get_most_recent_sync_status()
     begin
-      history = [Pulp::Repository.sync_status(pulp_id)]
+      history = Pulp::Repository.sync_status(pulp_id)
+
+      if history.nil? or history.empty?
+        history = Pulp::Repository.sync_history(pulp_id)
+      end
     rescue
-      history = Pulp::Repository.sync_history(pulp_id)
+        history = Pulp::Repository.sync_history(pulp_id)
     end
     return [::PulpSyncStatus.new(:state => ::PulpSyncStatus::Status::NOT_SYNCED)] if (history.nil? or history.empty?)
     history.collect{|item| ::PulpSyncStatus.using_pulp_task(item)}
diff --git a/src/lib/resources/pulp.rb b/src/lib/resources/pulp.rb
index aeade685e12..bb42c6bdecd 100644
--- a/src/lib/resources/pulp.rb
+++ b/src/lib/resources/pulp.rb
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def sync_status(repo_id)
         parsed = JSON.parse(response.body)
 
         parsed.reject!{ |task| task['start_time'].nil? }
-        
+
         return parsed if parsed.empty?
 
         parsed.sort!{|a,b|
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ def sync_status(repo_id)
           elsif b['finish_time'].nil?
             1
           else
-            a['finish_time'] <=> b['finish_time']
+            b['finish_time'] <=> a['finish_time'] 
           end
-        }.reverse!
+        }
 
-        return parsed.first.with_indifferent_access
+        return [parsed.first.with_indifferent_access]
       end
 
       def destroy repo_id