diff --git a/R/config.R b/R/config.R
index b3b8448a2..d5486cdc1 100644
--- a/R/config.R
+++ b/R/config.R
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ config <- function(
   },
   cache = drake::get_cache(),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
-  jobs = 1, packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0),
+  jobs = 1, packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0),
   prepend = character(0), command = drake::default_Makefile_command(),
   args = drake::default_system2_args(
     jobs = jobs,
diff --git a/R/dataframes_graph.R b/R/dataframes_graph.R
index fe6886bc2..4c04008d7 100644
--- a/R/dataframes_graph.R
+++ b/R/dataframes_graph.R
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ dataframes_graph <- function(
     force(code)
   },
   cache = drake::get_cache(), jobs = 1,
-  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = (.packages()),
+  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0), build_times = TRUE, digits = 3,
   targets_only = FALSE,
   split_columns = FALSE, font_size = 20, config = NULL,
diff --git a/R/make.R b/R/make.R
index c7d710ff3..97b58cfe7 100644
--- a/R/make.R
+++ b/R/make.R
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 #' \code{make(..., parallelism = "Makefile", jobs = 2, args = "--jobs=4")}
 #'
 #' @param packages character vector packages to load, in the order
-#' they should be loaded. Defaults to \code{(.packages())}, so you
+#' they should be loaded. Defaults to \code{rev(.packages())}, so you
 #' should not usually need to set this manually. Just call
 #' \code{\link{library}()} to load your packages before \code{make()}.
 #' However, sometimes packages need to be strictly forced to load
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ make <- function(
   cache = drake::get_cache(),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
   jobs = 1,
-  packages = (.packages()),
+  packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0),
   prepend = character(0),
   command = drake::default_Makefile_command(),
diff --git a/R/outdated.R b/R/outdated.R
index 18722170b..600470ec3 100644
--- a/R/outdated.R
+++ b/R/outdated.R
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ outdated <-  function(
   cache = drake::get_cache(),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
   jobs = 1,
-  packages = (.packages()),
+  packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0),
   config = NULL
 ){
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ missed <- function(
   },
   jobs = 1,
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
-  packages = (.packages()),
+  packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0),
   config = NULL
 ){
diff --git a/R/parallel_ui.R b/R/parallel_ui.R
index 92ebff155..4ad344caf 100644
--- a/R/parallel_ui.R
+++ b/R/parallel_ui.R
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ max_useful_jobs <- function(
   },
   cache = drake::get_cache(),
   jobs = 1, parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
-  packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0), config = NULL,
+  packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0), config = NULL,
   imports = c("files", "all", "none")
 ){
   force(envir)
diff --git a/R/plotgraph.R b/R/plotgraph.R
index 1ac9e3e9a..66dda99c8 100644
--- a/R/plotgraph.R
+++ b/R/plotgraph.R
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ plot_graph <- function(
   },
   cache = drake::get_cache(),
   jobs = 1, parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
-  packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0),
+  packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0),
   config = NULL,
   file = character(0), selfcontained = FALSE,
   build_times = TRUE, digits = 3, targets_only = FALSE,
diff --git a/R/predict_runtime.R b/R/predict_runtime.R
index a9ea541b7..be5f7ffaf 100644
--- a/R/predict_runtime.R
+++ b/R/predict_runtime.R
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ predict_runtime <- function(
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
   jobs = 1,
   future_jobs = jobs,
-  packages = (.packages()),
+  packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0),
   config = NULL,
   digits = 3,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ rate_limiting_times <- function(
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
   jobs = 1,
   future_jobs = jobs,
-  packages = (.packages()),
+  packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0),
   config = NULL,
   digits = 3,
diff --git a/man/config.Rd b/man/config.Rd
index 1fd160dc0..e8c2889eb 100644
--- a/man/config.Rd
+++ b/man/config.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config(plan = workplan(), targets = drake::possible_targets(plan),
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), jobs = 1,
-  packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0),
+  packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0),
   prepend = character(0), command = drake::default_Makefile_command(),
   args = drake::default_system2_args(jobs = jobs, verbose = verbose),
   recipe_command = drake::default_recipe_command(), timeout = Inf,
diff --git a/man/dataframes_graph.Rd b/man/dataframes_graph.Rd
index f1b3a390a..e57e9a650 100644
--- a/man/dataframes_graph.Rd
+++ b/man/dataframes_graph.Rd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 dataframes_graph(plan = workplan(), targets = drake::possible_targets(plan),
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(), jobs = 1,
-  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = (.packages()),
+  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0), build_times = TRUE, digits = 3,
   targets_only = FALSE, split_columns = FALSE, font_size = 20,
   config = NULL, from = NULL, mode = c("out", "in", "all"),
diff --git a/man/make.Rd b/man/make.Rd
index 0f8ae47f6..83885e4b8 100644
--- a/man/make.Rd
+++ b/man/make.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ make(plan = workplan(), targets = drake::possible_targets(plan),
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), jobs = 1,
-  packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0),
+  packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0),
   prepend = character(0), command = drake::default_Makefile_command(),
   args = drake::default_system2_args(jobs = jobs, verbose = verbose),
   recipe_command = drake::default_recipe_command(), clear_progress = TRUE,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ most 4 jobs for targets, run
 \code{make(..., parallelism = "Makefile", jobs = 2, args = "--jobs=4")}}
 
 \item{packages}{character vector packages to load, in the order
-they should be loaded. Defaults to \code{(.packages())}, so you
+they should be loaded. Defaults to \code{rev(.packages())}, so you
 should not usually need to set this manually. Just call
 \code{\link{library}()} to load your packages before \code{make()}.
 However, sometimes packages need to be strictly forced to load
diff --git a/man/max_useful_jobs.Rd b/man/max_useful_jobs.Rd
index b6fe64a2e..1369e19dc 100644
--- a/man/max_useful_jobs.Rd
+++ b/man/max_useful_jobs.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ max_useful_jobs(plan = workplan(), from_scratch = FALSE,
   targets = drake::possible_targets(plan), envir = parent.frame(),
   verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {     force(code) },
   cache = drake::get_cache(), jobs = 1,
-  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = (.packages()),
+  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0), config = NULL, imports = c("files", "all",
   "none"))
 }
diff --git a/man/missed.Rd b/man/missed.Rd
index 250b7245d..fef12b380 100644
--- a/man/missed.Rd
+++ b/man/missed.Rd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 missed(plan = workplan(), targets = drake::possible_targets(plan),
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, jobs = 1, parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(),
-  packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0), config = NULL)
+  packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0), config = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{plan}{workflow plan data frame, same as for function
diff --git a/man/outdated.Rd b/man/outdated.Rd
index 10e923fa4..b409192e4 100644
--- a/man/outdated.Rd
+++ b/man/outdated.Rd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ outdated(plan = workplan(), targets = drake::possible_targets(plan),
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), jobs = 1,
-  packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0), config = NULL)
+  packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0), config = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{plan}{same as for \code{\link{make}}}
diff --git a/man/plot_graph.Rd b/man/plot_graph.Rd
index c241e4b7d..20e07396e 100644
--- a/man/plot_graph.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_graph.Rd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 plot_graph(plan = workplan(), targets = drake::possible_targets(plan),
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(), jobs = 1,
-  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = (.packages()),
+  parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), packages = rev(.packages()),
   prework = character(0), config = NULL, file = character(0),
   selfcontained = FALSE, build_times = TRUE, digits = 3,
   targets_only = FALSE, split_columns = FALSE, font_size = 20,
diff --git a/man/predict_runtime.Rd b/man/predict_runtime.Rd
index b168e389b..8bce79488 100644
--- a/man/predict_runtime.Rd
+++ b/man/predict_runtime.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ predict_runtime(plan = workplan(), from_scratch = FALSE,
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(path = path, search = search),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), jobs = 1,
-  future_jobs = jobs, packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0),
+  future_jobs = jobs, packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0),
   config = NULL, digits = 3, path = getwd(), search = TRUE)
 }
 \arguments{
diff --git a/man/rate_limiting_times.Rd b/man/rate_limiting_times.Rd
index 7fa030588..7b3e05a1f 100644
--- a/man/rate_limiting_times.Rd
+++ b/man/rate_limiting_times.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ rate_limiting_times(plan = workplan(), from_scratch = FALSE,
   envir = parent.frame(), verbose = TRUE, hook = function(code) {    
   force(code) }, cache = drake::get_cache(path = path, search = search),
   parallelism = drake::default_parallelism(), jobs = 1,
-  future_jobs = jobs, packages = (.packages()), prework = character(0),
+  future_jobs = jobs, packages = rev(.packages()), prework = character(0),
   config = NULL, digits = 3, path = getwd(), search = TRUE)
 }
 \arguments{