diff --git a/src/main/java/cloudgene/mapred/database/JobDao.java b/src/main/java/cloudgene/mapred/database/JobDao.java
index 14e8769a..5af0b3eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cloudgene/mapred/database/JobDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cloudgene/mapred/database/JobDao.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public List<AbstractJob> findAllByUser(User user) {
 		sql.append("select * ");
 		sql.append("from job ");
 		sql.append("where user_id = ? and state != ? ");
-		sql.append("order by id desc ");
+		sql.append("order by submitted_on desc ");
 
 		Object[] params = new Object[2];
 		params[0] = user.getId();
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public List<AbstractJob> findAllNotRetiredJobs() {
 		sql.append("from job ");
 		sql.append("join `user` on job.user_id = `user`.id ");
 		sql.append("where state  not in (?,?,?,?,?,?,?) ");
-		sql.append("order by job.id desc ");
+		sql.append("order by job.submitted_on desc ");
 
 		List<AbstractJob> result = new Vector<AbstractJob>();
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public List<AbstractJob> findAllNotNotifiedJobs() {
 		sql.append("from job ");
 		sql.append("join `user` on job.user_id = `user`.id ");
 		sql.append("where state != ? AND state != ? AND state != ? AND state != ? ");
-		sql.append("order by job.id desc ");
+		sql.append("order by job.submitted_on desc ");
 
 		List<AbstractJob> result = new Vector<AbstractJob>();
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public List<AbstractJob> findAllNotifiedJobs() {
 		sql.append("from job ");
 		sql.append("join `user` on job.user_id = `user`.id ");
 		sql.append("where  state = ? or state = ? ");
-		sql.append("order by job.id desc ");
+		sql.append("order by job.submitted_on desc ");
 
 		Object[] params = new Object[2];
 		params[0] = AbstractJob.STATE_SUCESS_AND_NOTIFICATION_SEND;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public List<AbstractJob> findAllOlderThan(long time, int state) {
 		sql.append("from job ");
 		sql.append("join `user` on job.user_id = `user`.id ");
 		sql.append("where  state = ? AND finished_on != 0 AND finished_on < ? ");
-		sql.append("order by job.id desc ");
+		sql.append("order by job.submitted_on desc ");
 
 		Object[] params = new Object[2];
 		params[0] = state;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public List<AbstractJob> findAllByState(int state) {
 		sql.append("from job ");
 		sql.append("join `user` on job.user_id = `user`.id ");
 		sql.append("where state = ? ");
-		sql.append("order by job.id desc ");
+		sql.append("order by job.submitted_on desc ");
 
 		Object[] params = new Object[1];
 		params[0] = state;