diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 03cd4a0fa..444097363 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
                     val dragOffset = dragPosition - oldDragPosition
                     oldDragPosition = dragPosition
                     try {
-                        view_pager.fakeDragBy(dragOffset * (if (forward) 1f else -1f))
+                        view_pager.fakeDragBy(dragOffset * (if (forward) -1f else 1f))
                     } catch (e: Exception) {
                         stopSlideshow()
                     }
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
     private fun slideshowEnded(forward: Boolean) {
         if (config.loopSlideshow) {
             if (forward) {
-                view_pager.setCurrentItem(0, false)
-            } else {
                 view_pager.setCurrentItem(view_pager.adapter!!.count - 1, false)
+            } else {
+                view_pager.setCurrentItem(0, false)
             }
         } else {
             stopSlideshow()