diff --git a/lib/ancestry/has_ancestry.rb b/lib/ancestry/has_ancestry.rb
index 0c44db03..59712874 100644
--- a/lib/ancestry/has_ancestry.rb
+++ b/lib/ancestry/has_ancestry.rb
@@ -44,17 +44,19 @@ def has_ancestry options = {}
     scope :subtree_of, lambda { |object| where(to_node(object).subtree_conditions) }
     scope :siblings_of, lambda { |object| where(to_node(object).sibling_conditions) }
     scope :ordered_by_ancestry, lambda {
-      if %w(mysql mysql2 sqlite postgresql).include?(connection.adapter_name.downcase)
+      if %w(mysql mysql2 sqlite postgresql).include?(connection.adapter_name.downcase) &&
+        defined?(ActiveRecord.version) && ActiveRecord.version.to_s >= "5"
         reorder("coalesce(#{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)}, '')")
       else
-        reorder("(CASE WHEN #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)} IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END), #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)}, #{order}")
+        reorder("(CASE WHEN #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)} IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END), #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)}")
       end
     }
     scope :ordered_by_ancestry_and, lambda { |order|
-      if %w(mysql mysql2 sqlite postgresql).include?(connection.adapter_name.downcase)
+      if %w(mysql mysql2 sqlite postgresql).include?(connection.adapter_name.downcase) &&
+        defined?(ActiveRecord.version) && ActiveRecord.version.to_s >= "5"
         reorder("coalesce(#{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)}, ''), #{order}")
       else
-        reorder("(CASE WHEN #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)} IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END), #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)}")
+        reorder("(CASE WHEN #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)} IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END), #{connection.quote_table_name(table_name)}.#{connection.quote_column_name(ancestry_column)}, #{order}")
       end
     }
     scope :path_of, lambda { |object| to_node(object).path }
diff --git a/test/concerns/default_scopes_test.rb b/test/concerns/default_scopes_test.rb
index e23db0ad..f40743bb 100644
--- a/test/concerns/default_scopes_test.rb
+++ b/test/concerns/default_scopes_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def test_node_excluded_by_default_scope_should_still_move_with_parent
       child.update_attributes :deleted_at => nil
 
       assert child.reload.ancestors.include? new_grandparent
+      assert_equal new_grandparent, child.reload.ancestors.first
+      assert_equal parent, child.reload.ancestors.last
     end
   end
 
@@ -53,4 +55,4 @@ def test_node_excluded_by_default_scope_should_be_rootified
       assert child.reload.is_root?
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end