diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 486c6a78a..d8e2a2ef8 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
         state: 'open',
         per_page: 100,
         direction: this.options.ascending ? 'asc' : 'desc',
+        sort: 'updated',
         page
       });
       this.statistics?.incrementFetchedItemsCount(issueResult.data.length);