diff --git a/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/02_target_base_table_updates.up.sql b/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/02_target_base_table_updates.up.sql
index 30f63b6eb9..0c1a47e67f 100644
--- a/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/02_target_base_table_updates.up.sql
+++ b/internal/db/schema/migrations/oss/postgres/80/02_target_base_table_updates.up.sql
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ begin;
 
   -- Add new indexes for the update time queries.
   create index target_create_time_public_id_idx
-      on target (create_time desc, public_id asc);
+      on target (create_time desc, public_id desc);
   create index target_update_time_public_id_idx
-      on target (update_time desc, public_id asc);
+      on target (update_time desc, public_id desc);
 
   analyze target;
 
diff --git a/internal/target/query.go b/internal/target/query.go
index 0046119d6c..ea1884b748 100644
--- a/internal/target/query.go
+++ b/internal/target/query.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ with targets as (
     select public_id
       from target
      where %s -- search condition for applying permissions is constructed
-  order by create_time desc, public_id asc
+  order by create_time desc, public_id desc
      limit %d
 ),
 tcp_targets as (
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ final as (
 )
   select *
     from final
-order by create_time desc, public_id asc;
+order by create_time desc, public_id desc;
 `
 
 	listTargetsPageTemplate = `
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ with targets as (
       from target
      where (create_time, public_id) < (@last_item_create_time, @last_item_id)
        and %s -- search condition for applying permissions is constructed
-  order by create_time desc, public_id asc
+  order by create_time desc, public_id desc
      limit %d
 ),
 tcp_targets as (
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ final as (
 )
   select *
     from final
-order by create_time desc, public_id asc;
+order by create_time desc, public_id desc;
 `
 
 	refreshTargetsTemplate = `
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ with targets as (
       from target
      where update_time > @updated_after_time
        and %s -- search condition for applying permissions is constructed
-  order by update_time desc, public_id asc
+  order by update_time desc, public_id desc
      limit %d
 ),
 tcp_targets as (
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ final as (
 )
   select *
     from final
-order by update_time desc, public_id asc;
+order by update_time desc, public_id desc;
 `
 
 	refreshTargetsPageTemplate = `
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ with targets as (
      where update_time > @updated_after_time
        and (update_time, public_id) < (@last_item_update_time, @last_item_id)
        and %s -- search condition for applying permissions is constructed
-  order by update_time desc, public_id asc
+  order by update_time desc, public_id desc
      limit %d
 ),
 tcp_targets as (
@@ -312,6 +312,6 @@ final as (
 )
   select *
     from final
-order by update_time desc, public_id asc;
+order by update_time desc, public_id desc;
 `
 )