diff --git a/filesystem.go b/filesystem.go
index 096268396a..60a70796cf 100644
--- a/filesystem.go
+++ b/filesystem.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import (
 type Filesystem struct {
 	RootFS string
 	RWPath string
+	// The layers to be mounted on top of each other via aufs.
+	// Layers are ordered top-to-bottom: the first layer in the list will be mounted on top of the others.
+	// In other words, THE BASE IMAGE SHOULD BE LAST!
 	Layers []string
 }
 
diff --git a/image/image.go b/image/image.go
index f2f39a929b..8396100394 100644
--- a/image/image.go
+++ b/image/image.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (store *Store) Import(name string, archive io.Reader, stderr io.Writer, par
 	}
 	layers := []string{layer}
 	if parent != nil {
-		layers = append(parent.Layers, layers...)
+		layers = append(layers, parent.Layers...)
 	}
 	var parentId string
 	if parent != nil {