diff --git a/scripts/ddl2cpp b/scripts/ddl2cpp
index 992396e1..b7d5c1df 100755
--- a/scripts/ddl2cpp
+++ b/scripts/ddl2cpp
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def beginHeader(pathToHeader, namespace, nsList):
 
 
 def endHeader(header, nsList):
-    for ns in nsList:
+    for ns in reversed(nsList):
         print("} // namespace " + ns, file=header)
     print("#endif", file=header)
     header.close()
diff --git a/scripts/sqlite2cpp.py b/scripts/sqlite2cpp.py
index c6f243c2..acc34844 100644
--- a/scripts/sqlite2cpp.py
+++ b/scripts/sqlite2cpp.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def main():
         print('  };', file=header)
 
 
-    for ns in nsList:
+    for ns in reversed(nsList):
         print('} // namespace ' + ns, file=header)
     print('#endif', file=header)