diff --git a/nw/gui/projsettings.py b/nw/gui/projsettings.py
index 066c618f..52d82809 100644
--- a/nw/gui/projsettings.py
+++ b/nw/gui/projsettings.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ class GuiProjectEditReplace(QWidget):
         saveKey = "<keyword%d>" % (self.listBox.topLevelItemCount() + 1)
         newVal  = ""
         newItem = QTreeWidgetItem([saveKey, newVal])
-        self.listBox.addTopLevelItem(newItem)
+        self.listBox.insertTopLevelItem(0, newItem)
         return True
 
     def _delEntry(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_gui.py b/tests/test_gui.py
index cb6aa05e..4b0d1107 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui.py
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ def testProjectEditor(qtbot, nwTempGUI, nwRef, nwTemp):
     projFile = path.join(nwTempGUI, "nwProject.nwx")
     assert cmpFiles(projFile, path.join(nwRef, "gui", "2_nwProject.nwx"), [2, 8, 9, 10])
 
-    nwGUI.closeMain()
     # qtbot.stopForInteraction()
+    nwGUI.closeMain()
 
 @pytest.mark.gui
 def testItemEditor(qtbot, nwTempGUI, nwRef, nwTemp):