diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9b23fcc..10bdc27 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rsmodules"
-version = "0.5.6"
+version = "0.5.7"
 authors = ["Frederik Delaere <frederik.delaere@ugent.be>"]
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/rsmodules.rs b/src/rsmodules.rs
index 9ea487e..1c89e9b 100644
--- a/src/rsmodules.rs
+++ b/src/rsmodules.rs
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ fn list(rsmod: &mut Rsmodule) {
 
     let mut loadedmodules: Vec<&str> = loadedmodules.split(':').collect();
     loadedmodules.retain(|&x| x != "");
-    loadedmodules.sort();
+    // display loaded modules in loaded order
+    loadedmodules.reverse();
 
     if loadedmodules.len() > 0 {
         if rsmod.shell != "noshell" {