diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index b0c870b..231bfd0 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -579,8 +579,7 @@ def handle_history(message, nodeid, deviceID, isDM, lheard=False):
         # create the message from the buffer list
         for i in range(0, len(buffer)):
             msg += f"{buffer[i][0]}: {buffer[i][1]} :{buffer[i][2]} ago"
-            if i < len(buffer) - 1:
-                msg += "\n"
+            if i < len(buffer) - 1: msg += "\n" # add a new line if not the last line
     else:
         # sort the cmdHistory list by time, return the username and time into a new list which used for display
         for i in range(len(cmdHistory)):
@@ -599,10 +598,11 @@ def handle_history(message, nodeid, deviceID, isDM, lheard=False):
                             buffer[j] = (nodeName, prettyTime)
     
         # create the message from the buffer list
+        buffer.reverse() # reverse the list to show the latest first
         for i in range(0, len(buffer)):
             msg += f"{buffer[i][0]} seen {buffer[i][1]} ago"
-            if i < len(buffer) - 1:
-                msg += "\n"
+            if i < len(buffer) - 1: msg += "\n" # add a new line if not the last line
+            if i > 3: break # only return the last 4 nodes
     return msg
 
 def handle_whereami(message_from_id, deviceID, channel_number):