diff --git a/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php b/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
index ac564b5..9b17934 100644
--- a/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
+++ b/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ QUERY;
         $start = ($page - 1) * $count;
         $newsItems = app('db')->select(self::$BASE_SQL
             . $filterSql
-            . ' ORDER BY `published` DESC'
+            . ' ORDER BY COALESCE(`news`.`pubupdatedt`, `news`.`creationdt`) DESC'
             . ' LIMIT ' . (int)$start . ', ' . (int)$count, $params);
 
         $result = array();
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ QUERY;
         $newsItems = app('db')->select(self::$BASE_SQL
             . ' AND `news`.`creationdt` >= :startRange AND `news`.`creationdt` <= :endRange'
             . ' AND MATCH(`content`.`title`, `content`.`content`) AGAINST(:query IN BOOLEAN MODE)'
-            . ' ORDER BY `published` DESC'
+            . ' ORDER BY COALESCE(`news`.`pubupdatedt`, `news`.`creationdt`) DESC'
             . ' LIMIT 0, 20', [
                 'category' => self::$NEWS_CATEGORY,
                 'startRange' => $searchRange[0]->format('Y-m-d'),