diff --git a/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
index 199838cf57..ee8fd57545 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 			update_site_option( 'wpmu_upgrade_site', $wp_db_version );
 		}
 
-		$blogs = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT blog_id FROM {$wpdb->blogs} WHERE site_id = '{$wpdb->siteid}' AND spam = '0' AND deleted = '0' AND archived = '0' ORDER BY registered DESC LIMIT {$n}, 5", ARRAY_A );
+		$blogs = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT blog_id FROM {$wpdb->blogs} WHERE site_id = '{$wpdb->siteid}' AND spam = '0' AND deleted = '0' AND archived = '0' ORDER BY blog_id DESC LIMIT {$n}, 5", ARRAY_A );
 		if ( empty( $blogs ) ) {
 			echo '<p>' . __( 'All done!' ) . '</p>';
 			break;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b189b57f7d..cd8150e547 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38227';
+$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38229';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.