diff --git a/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py b/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
index a09a396..f053c25 100644
--- a/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
+++ b/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ class Kwaylon(Client):
                         )
                         return
 
-                    now = datetime.today().astimezone()
-                    df = self.data.read_emoji(emoji_name, con=con, after=(now - timedelta(days=days)))
+                    df = self.data.read_emoji(emoji_name, con=con, days=days)
                 con.close()
 
                 if df.shape[0] > 0:
diff --git a/src/kwaylon/reactions.py b/src/kwaylon/reactions.py
index d49f235..675f6f2 100644
--- a/src/kwaylon/reactions.py
+++ b/src/kwaylon/reactions.py
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ class ReactionData:
         # else:
         #     LOGGER.info(f'Wrote {len(data)} rows to {self.path.name}')
 
-    def read_emoji(self, emoji: str, after: datetime = None,
+    def read_emoji(self, emoji: str, days: int = None,
                    con: sqlite3.Connection = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
         q = f"SELECT * FROM reactions WHERE emoji LIKE '{emoji}'"
-        if after is not None:
-            q += f" AND datetime >= '{after}'"
-        return self.read_sql(query=q, con=con).sort_values('count', ascending=False)
+        if days is not None:
+            q += f" AND datetime >= datetime('now', '-{days} days')"
+        q += ' ORDER BY count DESC'
+        return self.read_sql(query=q, con=con)
 
     def read_all(self, con: sqlite3.Connection = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
         return self.read_sql(query='SELECT * FROM reactions', con=con)
@@ -64,11 +65,9 @@ class ReactionData:
             con.close()
 
         res['datetime'] = pd.to_datetime(res['datetime'], utc=True)
-        res['datetime'] = res['datetime'].dt.tz_convert(
-            datetime.now().astimezone().tzinfo
-        )
+        res['datetime'] = res['datetime'].dt.tz_convert(datetime.now().astimezone().tzinfo)
 
-        return res.sort_values('datetime').reset_index(drop=True)
+        return res.reset_index(drop=True)
 
     def row_count(self, con: sqlite3.Connection = None) -> int:
         with con or self.connect() as con: