diff --git a/backend/src/api/explorer/channels.api.ts b/backend/src/api/explorer/channels.api.ts
index 67d775ea3..ab29ed2c2 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/explorer/channels.api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/explorer/channels.api.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class ChannelsApi {
         LEFT JOIN nodes AS n1 ON n1.public_key = channels.node1_public_key
         LEFT JOIN nodes AS n2 ON n2.public_key = channels.node2_public_key
         WHERE channels.status = 2 AND channels.closing_reason = 3
+        ORDER BY closing_date DESC
       `;
       const [rows]: any = await DB.query(query);
       return rows;