diff --git a/spec/features/comments/debates_spec.rb b/spec/features/comments/debates_spec.rb
index db4b68060..b077e4773 100644
--- a/spec/features/comments/debates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/comments/debates_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ feature 'Commenting debates' do
     expect(c2.body).to appear_before(c1.body)
   end
 
+  scenario 'Creation date works differently in roots and in child comments, even when sorting by confidence_score' do
+    old_root = create(:comment, commentable: debate, created_at: Time.now - 10)
+    new_root = create(:comment, commentable: debate, created_at: Time.now)
+    old_child = create(:comment, commentable: debate, parent_id: new_root.id, created_at: Time.now - 10)
+    new_child = create(:comment, commentable: debate, parent_id: new_root.id, created_at: Time.now)
+
+    visit debate_path(debate)
+
+    expect(new_root.body).to appear_before(old_root.body)
+    expect(old_child.body).to appear_before(new_child.body)
+
+    visit debate_path(debate, order: :created_at)
+
+    expect(new_root.body).to appear_before(old_root.body)
+    expect(old_child.body).to appear_before(new_child.body)
+  end
+
   scenario 'Turns links into html links' do
     create :comment, commentable: debate, body: 'Built with http://rubyonrails.org/'
 
diff --git a/spec/features/comments/proposals_spec.rb b/spec/features/comments/proposals_spec.rb
index 61ae53d38..a706bcfaa 100644
--- a/spec/features/comments/proposals_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/comments/proposals_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ feature 'Commenting proposals' do
     end
   end
 
- scenario 'Comment order' do
+  scenario 'Comment order' do
     c1 = create(:comment, :with_confidence_score, commentable: proposal, cached_votes_up: 100, cached_votes_total: 120, created_at: Time.now - 2)
     c2 = create(:comment, :with_confidence_score, commentable: proposal, cached_votes_up: 10, cached_votes_total: 12, created_at: Time.now - 1)
     c3 = create(:comment, :with_confidence_score, commentable: proposal, cached_votes_up: 1, cached_votes_total: 2, created_at: Time.now)
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ feature 'Commenting proposals' do
     expect(c2.body).to appear_before(c1.body)
   end
 
+  scenario 'Creation date works differently in roots and in child comments, even when sorting by confidence_score' do
+   old_root = create(:comment, commentable: proposal, created_at: Time.now - 10)
+   new_root = create(:comment, commentable: proposal, created_at: Time.now)
+   old_child = create(:comment, commentable: proposal, parent_id: new_root.id, created_at: Time.now - 10)
+   new_child = create(:comment, commentable: proposal, parent_id: new_root.id, created_at: Time.now)
+
+   visit proposal_path(proposal)
+
+   expect(new_root.body).to appear_before(old_root.body)
+   expect(old_child.body).to appear_before(new_child.body)
+
+   visit proposal_path(proposal, order: :created_at)
+
+   expect(new_root.body).to appear_before(old_root.body)
+   expect(old_child.body).to appear_before(new_child.body)
+  end
+
   scenario 'Turns links into html links' do
     create :comment, commentable: proposal, body: 'Built with http://rubyonrails.org/'