gistfile1.patch

diff --git a/contrib/admin/views/main.py b/contrib/admin/views/main.py
index 1051648..7c7385d 100644
--- a/contrib/admin/views/main.py
+++ b/contrib/admin/views/main.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ChangeList(object):
         if ERROR_FLAG in self.params:
             del self.params[ERROR_FLAG]
 
-        self.order_field, self.order_type = self.get_ordering()
+        self.order_field, self.order_type = self.get_order_field_and_type()
         self.query = request.GET.get(SEARCH_VAR, '')
         self.query_set = self.get_query_set()
         self.get_results(request)
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ class ChangeList(object):
         self.multi_page = multi_page
         self.paginator = paginator
 
+    def get_order_field_and_type(self):
+        field = self.ordering[0]
+        type = 'asc'
+        if field[0] == '-':
+            type = 'desc'
+            field = field[1:]
+        return field, type
+
     def get_ordering(self):
         lookup_opts, params = self.lookup_opts, self.params
         # For ordering, first check the "ordering" parameter in the admin
@@ -136,11 +144,7 @@ class ChangeList(object):
         # those exist, order descending by ID by default. Finally, look for
         # manually-specified ordering from the query string.
         ordering = self.model_admin.ordering or lookup_opts.ordering or ['-' + lookup_opts.pk.name]
-
-        if ordering[0].startswith('-'):
-            order_field, order_type = ordering[0][1:], 'desc'
-        else:
-            order_field, order_type = ordering[0], 'asc'
+ 
         if ORDER_VAR in params:
             try:
                 field_name = self.list_display[int(params[ORDER_VAR])]
@@ -163,9 +167,11 @@ class ChangeList(object):
                     order_field = f.name
             except (IndexError, ValueError):
                 pass # Invalid ordering specified. Just use the default.
-        if ORDER_TYPE_VAR in params and params[ORDER_TYPE_VAR] in ('asc', 'desc'):
-            order_type = params[ORDER_TYPE_VAR]
-        return order_field, order_type
+            if ORDER_TYPE_VAR in params and params[ORDER_TYPE_VAR] == 'desc':
+                order_field = '-%s' % order_field
+            ordering = [order_field] + ordering
+        return ordering
+    ordering = property(get_ordering)
 
     def get_query_set(self):
         qs = self.root_query_set
@@ -211,8 +217,7 @@ class ChangeList(object):
                         break
 
         # Set ordering.
-        if self.order_field:
-            qs = qs.order_by('%s%s' % ((self.order_type == 'desc' and '-' or ''), self.order_field))
+        qs = qs.order_by(*self.ordering)
 
         # Apply keyword searches.
         def construct_search(field_name):