diff --git a/lib/server/controllers/lhcPeriodStatistics.controller.js b/lib/server/controllers/lhcPeriodStatistics.controller.js
index c70b04b67c..8784e3871e 100644
--- a/lib/server/controllers/lhcPeriodStatistics.controller.js
+++ b/lib/server/controllers/lhcPeriodStatistics.controller.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const listLhcPeriodStatisticsHandler = async (req, res) => {
     );
     if (validatedDTO) {
         try {
-            const { filter, page: { limit = ApiConfig.pagination.limit, offset } = {}, sort = { name: 'DESC' } } = validatedDTO.query;
+            const { filter, page: { limit = ApiConfig.pagination.limit, offset } = {}, sort = { id: 'DESC' } } = validatedDTO.query;
             const { count, rows: items } = await lhcPeriodStatisticsService.getAllForPhysicsRuns({
                 filter,
                 limit,
diff --git a/lib/server/services/lhcPeriod/LhcPeriodStatisticsService.js b/lib/server/services/lhcPeriod/LhcPeriodStatisticsService.js
index 4e92ae675e..f9b803144d 100644
--- a/lib/server/services/lhcPeriod/LhcPeriodStatisticsService.js
+++ b/lib/server/services/lhcPeriod/LhcPeriodStatisticsService.js
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ class LhcPeriodStatisticsService {
         sort,
     } = {}) {
         const queryBuilder = this.prepareQueryBuilder();
-
         if (sort) {
             for (const property in sort) {
                 let expression;
                 switch (property) {
+                    case 'id':
+                        expression = (sequelize) => sequelize.col('`lhcPeriod`.`id`');;
+                        break;
                     case 'name':
                         expression = (sequelize) => sequelize.col('`lhcPeriod`.`name`');
                         break;