diff --git a/lnbits/core/crud.py b/lnbits/core/crud.py
index 5059a9deb..73526597c 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/crud.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/crud.py
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ async def get_payments(
 
     if not filters:
         filters = Filters()
+        filters.direction = "desc"
+        filters.sortby = "time"
 
     if limit:
         filters.limit = limit