diff --git a/static/js/directives/components/pages/repo-page/sidebar.tsx b/static/js/directives/components/pages/repo-page/sidebar.tsx
index ed8a716eb..743c306f3 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/components/pages/repo-page/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/static/js/directives/components/pages/repo-page/sidebar.tsx
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class repoSidebar extends React.Component<ISidebar, {}> {
     }
 
     sortedTags = sortedTags.sort(function(a, b) {
-      return a.lastModified - b.lastModified;
+      return b.lastModified - a.lastModified;
     });
 
-    sortedTags.forEach(function(el, i){
+    sortedTags.slice(0,5).forEach(function(el, i){
       tagRows.push(
         <tr>
           <td>