diff --git a/src/views/coreDam/author/composables/authorActions.ts b/src/views/coreDam/author/composables/authorActions.ts
index 6713d388..2545e329 100644
--- a/src/views/coreDam/author/composables/authorActions.ts
+++ b/src/views/coreDam/author/composables/authorActions.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const useAuthorListActions = () => {
 
   const fetchList = async (pagination: Pagination, filterBag: FilterBag) => {
     listLoading.value = true
-    pagination.sortBy = filterBag.text.model ? null : 'id'
+    pagination.sortBy = filterBag.text.model ? null : 'createdAt'
     try {
       listItems.value = await fetchAuthorList(currentExtSystemId.value, pagination, filterBag)
     } catch (error) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export const useAuthorSelectActions = () => {
   }
 
   const fetchItems = async (pagination: Pagination, filterBag: FilterBag) => {
-    pagination.sortBy = filterBag.text.model ? null : 'id'
+    pagination.sortBy = filterBag.text.model ? null : 'createdAt'
 
     return mapToValueObjects(await fetchAuthorList(currentExtSystemId.value, pagination, filterBag))
   }