diff --git a/application/views/home.xhtml b/application/views/home.xhtml
index e40c742e010d030b8b4ee45ff5e9099483bd5a6b..1ecec0825565ff50f0e04e39666435425ea75e67 100755
--- a/application/views/home.xhtml
+++ b/application/views/home.xhtml
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@
                         <?php
                         $lastViewTime = RequestViewTimes::getInstance()->getViewTimeForUserAndRequest($this->user, $request);
                         if ($lastViewTime instanceof Nmc_Date_Null) {
-                            $linkClass = 'Viewed';
-                        } else {
                             $linkClass = 'New';
+                        } else {
+                            $linkClass = 'Viewed';
                         }
                         ?>
                         <a class="requestLink<?php echo $linkClass; ?>"