diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/website_list_for_contact.py b/erpnext/controllers/website_list_for_contact.py
index c2932e778074bb4f2a57f5e5adf5d71c07ee5a1a..31578555e6cd23a645269bee5f571597dcba2c9f 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/website_list_for_contact.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/website_list_for_contact.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_transaction_list(
 	filters=None,
 	limit_start=0,
 	limit_page_length=20,
-	order_by="modified",
+	order_by="creation desc",
 	custom=False,
 ):
 	user = frappe.session.user
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def get_transaction_list(
 		limit_page_length,
 		fields="name",
 		ignore_permissions=ignore_permissions,
-		order_by="modified desc",
+		order_by=order_by,
 	)
 
 	if custom: