diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/formula/PowerPtg.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/formula/PowerPtg.java
index d732c8ed2..aab2cef43 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/formula/PowerPtg.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/formula/PowerPtg.java
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ public class PowerPtg
     {
         StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
 
-        buffer.append(operands[ 1 ].toFormulaString());
-        buffer.append("^");
         buffer.append(operands[ 0 ].toFormulaString());
+        buffer.append("^");
+        buffer.append(operands[ 1 ].toFormulaString());        
+        
         return buffer.toString();
     }
         
@@ -128,9 +129,10 @@ public class PowerPtg
     public String toFormulaString(String[] operands) {
          StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
 
-        buffer.append(operands[ 1 ]);
-        buffer.append("^");
+        
         buffer.append(operands[ 0 ]);
+        buffer.append("^");
+        buffer.append(operands[ 1 ]);
         return buffer.toString();
     }