diff --git a/fig/project.py b/fig/project.py
index 157044cbf5..43d52983a1 100644
--- a/fig/project.py
+++ b/fig/project.py
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ class Project(object):
             service.start(**options)
 
     def stop(self, service_names=None, **options):
-        for service in self.get_services(service_names):
+        for service in reversed(self.get_services(service_names)):
             service.stop(**options)
 
     def kill(self, service_names=None, **options):
-        for service in self.get_services(service_names):
+        for service in reversed(self.get_services(service_names)):
             service.kill(**options)
 
     def build(self, service_names=None, **options):
@@ -156,4 +156,4 @@ class DependencyError(Exception):
         self.msg = msg
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.msg
\ No newline at end of file
+        return self.msg