diff --git a/app/controllers/blocks.js b/app/controllers/blocks.js
index fd355c80..a21d52e9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/blocks.js
+++ b/app/controllers/blocks.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ exports.list = function(req, res) {
       }
     })
     .limit(limit)
+    .sort('-time')
     .exec(function(err, blocks) {
       if (err) {
         res.status(500).send(err);
diff --git a/app/controllers/transactions.js b/app/controllers/transactions.js
index a36c6034..833fc662 100644
--- a/app/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/app/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ exports.list = function(req, res, next) {
     Transaction
       .find()
       .limit(limit)
-      .sort('-_id')
+      .sort('-time')
       .exec(function(err, txs) {
         if (err) {
           res.status(500).send(err);