diff --git a/apps/search/templates/search/search.html b/apps/search/templates/search/search.html
index f3a59341..2ade305f 100644
--- a/apps/search/templates/search/search.html
+++ b/apps/search/templates/search/search.html
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ <h2>
 
     {% if page and page.has_other_pages() %}
     <div class="pager">
-      {% with link_txt = _('&laquo; Older Messages')|safe %}
+      {% with link_txt = _('&laquo; Older Messages')|safe %}   
         {% if page.has_next() and page.number < settings.SEARCH_MAX_PAGES %}
         <a href="{{ search_url(
           defaults=form.data, extra={'page': page.next_page_number()})
-          }}" class="newer">{{ link_txt }}</a>
+          }}" class="older">{{ link_txt }}</a>
         {% else %}
-        <span class="newer inactive">{{ link_txt }}</span>
+        <span class="older inactive">{{ link_txt }}</span>
         {% endif %}
       {% endwith %}
 
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ <h2>
         {% if page.has_previous() %}
         <a href="{{ search_url(
           defaults=form.data, extra={'page': page.previous_page_number()})
-          }}" class="older">{{ link_txt }}</a>
+          }}" class="newer">{{ link_txt }}</a>
         {% else %}
-        <span class="older inactive">{{ link_txt }}</span>
+        <span class="newer inactive">{{ link_txt }}</span>
         {% endif %}
       {% endwith %}
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/search/tests/test_views.py b/apps/search/tests/test_views.py
index 6806a37a..809abb91 100644
--- a/apps/search/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/apps/search/tests/test_views.py
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ def compare_2_pages(self, page1, page2):
         doc = pq(r.content)
         self.assertNotEqual(firstmsg, doc('.message').eq(1).text())
 
-    def test_next_page(self):
+    def test_older_page(self):
         r = search_request()
-        assert pq(r.content)('.pager a.newer')
+        assert pq(r.content)('.pager a.older')
 
-    def test_no_next_page(self):
+    def test_no_older_page(self):
         """Once we're on page 50, let's not show an older messages link."""
         for page in (50, 51, 100, 200):
             r = search_request(page=page)
             doc = pq(r.content)
-            assert not doc('.pager a.next')
+            assert not doc('.pager a.older')
 
     def test_page_0(self):
         """In bug 620296, page 0 led to an AssertionError."""
diff --git a/media/css/input.css b/media/css/input.css
index f5b0f8da..704eda23 100644
--- a/media/css/input.css
+++ b/media/css/input.css
@@ -657,13 +657,13 @@ background-color: #B6BCC0;
     padding: 15px 0 10px 0;
 }
 .pager .newer {
-    float: left;
+    float: right;
 }
 .html-rtl .pager .newer {
     float: left;
 }
 .pager .older {
-    float: right;
+    float: left;
 }
 .html-rtl .pager .older {
     float: none;