diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
index 7074a1e1529..4a8b93c2dd8 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export const buildSortParam = ({
     fallbackSort = '-createdAt'
   }
 
-  if (!(sort.includes(fallbackSort) || sort.includes(fallbackSort.replace('-', '')))) {
+  if (!sort?.length  && (!(sort.includes(fallbackSort) || sort.includes(fallbackSort.replace('-', ''))))) {
     sort.push(fallbackSort)
   }