diff --git a/app/controllers/manager/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/manager/application_controller.rb
index f529fa7cf..195f36d03 100644
--- a/app/controllers/manager/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/manager/application_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Manager
 
     def default_params
       request.query_parameters[resource_name] ||= {
-        order: "created_at",
+        order: "id",
         direction: "desc"
       }
     end
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ module Manager
 
     private
 
+    def sorting_attribute
+      attribute = super
+
+      # do not sort by non-indexed created_at. This require a full table scan, locking every other transactions.
+      return :id if attribute.to_sym == :created_at
+
+      attribute
+    end
+
     # private method called by rails fwk
     # see https://github.com/roidrage/lograge
     def append_info_to_payload(payload)