diff --git a/api.js b/api.js
index e3e5781f..9aeef131 100644
--- a/api.js
+++ b/api.js
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ dbmigrate.prototype = {
       this.internals.matching = scope;
     }
 
-    this.internals.argv._.push(migrationName);
+    this.internals.argv._.unshift(migrationName);
     return Promise.fromCallback(
       function (callback) {
         executeCreateMigration(this.internals, this.config, callback);