diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 4ff1ca13c..bffa3b824 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -922,9 +922,9 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
 
             x_forwarded_for = ie_result.get('__x_forwarded_for_ip')
 
-            if self.params.get('date_playlist_order') == 'desc' and self.params.get('playlist_reverse'):
+            if self.params.get('date_playlist_order') == 'desc' and self.params.get('playlistreverse'):
                 entries.reverse()
-            elif self.params.get('date_playlist_order') == 'asc' and not self.params.get('playlist_reverse'):
+            elif self.params.get('date_playlist_order') == 'asc' and not self.params.get('playlistreverse'):
                 entries.reverse()
 
             for i, entry in enumerate(entries, 1):
@@ -954,10 +954,11 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                                                       download=download,
                                                       extra_info=extra)
 
-                entry_result_uploaddate = entry_result.get('upload_date')
-                if entry_result_uploaddate:
-                    if self.params.get('date_playlist_order') in ('desc', 'asc') and entry_result_uploaddate not in self.params.get('daterange'):
-                        break
+                if entry_result is not None:  # backwards compatibility, lol
+                    entry_result_uploaddate = entry_result.get('upload_date')
+                    if entry_result_uploaddate:
+                        if self.params.get('date_playlist_order') in ('desc', 'asc') and entry_result_uploaddate not in self.params.get('daterange'):
+                            break
 
                 playlist_results.append(entry_result)
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index f15606568..b715bd69c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         'playlistend': opts.playlistend,
         'playlistreverse': opts.playlist_reverse,
         'playlistrandom': opts.playlist_random,
+        'date_playlist_order': opts.date_playlist_order,
         'noplaylist': opts.noplaylist,
         'logtostderr': opts.outtmpl == '-',
         'consoletitle': opts.consoletitle,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index f351d9fd7..d4c2fd971 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     downloader.add_option(
         '--playlist-reverse',
-        dest='playlist_reverse', action='store_true',
+        action='store_true',
         help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--playlist-random',
-        dest='playlist_random', action='store_true',
+        action='store_true',
         help='Download playlist videos in random order')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--xattr-set-filesize',