diff --git a/mempool/mempool.go b/mempool/mempool.go
index c5f966c4e..3a1921bc2 100644
--- a/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func (cache *mapTxCache) Push(tx types.Tx) bool {
 	// Use the tx hash in the cache
 	txHash := sha256.Sum256(tx)
 	if moved, exists := cache.map_[txHash]; exists {
-		cache.list.MoveToFront(moved)
+		cache.list.MoveToBack(moved)
 		return false
 	}