diff --git a/yellownotes.cpp b/yellownotes.cpp
index ee5c90a..1a3d9c0 100644
--- a/yellownotes.cpp
+++ b/yellownotes.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ void YellowNotes::newNote(void *sender)
 
     char buf[200];
     int r = rand() % 1000;
-    sprintf(buf, "%llu-%d", milliseconds_since_epoch, r);
+    sprintf(buf, "%d-%llu", r, milliseconds_since_epoch);
 
     std::string new_note_file = buf;
     std::string notes_dir = notesDir();