diff --git a/modules/comment/helpers/comment.php b/modules/comment/helpers/comment.php
index be44fc13..099a3833 100644
--- a/modules/comment/helpers/comment.php
+++ b/modules/comment/helpers/comment.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class comment_Core {
   // @todo Set proper Content-Type in a central place (REST_Controller::dispatch?).
   static function get_comments($item_id) {
     $comments = ORM::factory('comment')->where('item_id', $item_id)
-      ->orderby('datetime', 'desc')
+      ->orderby('datetime', 'asc')
       ->find_all();
 
     if (!$comments->count()) {
diff --git a/themes/default/js/comment.js b/themes/default/js/comment.js
index 60e885fb..259b4826 100644
--- a/themes/default/js/comment.js
+++ b/themes/default/js/comment.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ function ajaxify_comment_form() {
       $("#gComments form").replaceWith(xhr.responseText);
       if (xhr.status == 201) {
         $.get(xhr.getResponseHeader("Location"), function(data, textStatus) {
-          $("#gComments div.gBlockContent ul:first").append(data);
-          $("#gComments div.gBlockContent ul:first li:last").hide().slideDown();
+          $("#gComments .gBlockContent ul:first").append("<li>"+data+"</li>");
+          $("#gComments .gBlockContent ul:first li:last").hide().slideDown();
         });
         $("#gComments form").clearForm();
       }
diff --git a/themes/default/js/user.js b/themes/default/js/user.js
index 6c66e35c..a0ff43cd 100644
--- a/themes/default/js/user.js
+++ b/themes/default/js/user.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @todo preventDefault() not working in IE 6 and 7
  * @todo Close link should be reusable 
  */
-var closeLink = '<li><a href="#">X</a></li>';
 
 $("document").ready(function() {
   $("#gLoginLink").click(function(event){
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ $("document").ready(function() {
     var url = $("#gLoginLink a").attr("href");
     $.get(url, function(data) {
 	  $('#gLoginLink').hide();
-	  $("#gLoginMenu").append(closeLink);
+	  $("#gLoginMenu").append('<li><a href="#">X</a></li>');
 	  $("#gLoginMenu li:last").addClass("gClose").show();	  
 	  $("#gLoginMenu .gClose a").click(function(){
 	    $("#gLoginForm").remove();
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ $("document").ready(function() {
 	    $("input#gUsername").val("");
 	    $("input#gPassword").val("");  
 	  });
-      $("#gLoginFormContainer").html(data);
+      $("#gLoginFormContainer").html(data).hide().fadeIn();
       ajaxify_login_form();
     });
   });