diff --git a/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/rc.lua
index 7ce8b59..3aa7947 100644
--- a/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               {description = "show main menu", group = "awesome"}),
 
     -- Layout manipulation
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "j", function () awful.client.swap.byidx(  1)    end,
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "j", function () awful.client.swap.byidx( -1)    end,
               {description = "swap with next client by index", group = "client"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "k", function () awful.client.swap.byidx( -1)    end,
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "k", function () awful.client.swap.byidx(  1)    end,
               {description = "swap with previous client by index", group = "client"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end,
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end,
               {description = "focus the next screen", group = "screen"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end,
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end,
               {description = "focus the previous screen", group = "screen"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "u", awful.client.urgent.jumpto,
               {description = "jump to urgent client", group = "client"}),