diff --git a/src/categories/recentreplies.js b/src/categories/recentreplies.js
index bb1ae32775..596bd6882e 100644
--- a/src/categories/recentreplies.js
+++ b/src/categories/recentreplies.js
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 
 					pids = pids.concat(topicPids).filter(function(pid, index, array) {
 						return !!pid && array.indexOf(pid) === index;
-					});
+					}).sort(function(a, b) {
+						return b - a;
+					}).slice(0, count);
+
 					callback(null, pids);
 				});
 			});
diff --git a/src/topics/posts.js b/src/topics/posts.js
index 9e3275887f..d4809f2a79 100644
--- a/src/topics/posts.js
+++ b/src/topics/posts.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 							return next(err);
 						}
 						latestPid = pids[0];
-						isDeleted = deleted;
+						isDeleted = parseInt(deleted, 10) === 1;
 						++index;
 						next();
 					});