diff --git a/core/controllers/utils.go b/core/controllers/utils.go
index a0e09c6e..118f415a 100644
--- a/core/controllers/utils.go
+++ b/core/controllers/utils.go
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ func GetSortsOption(c *gin.Context) (sort bson.D, err error) {
 func MustGetSortOption(c *gin.Context) (sort bson.D) {
 	sort, err := GetSortsOption(c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		// Return default sort by _id descending when parsing fails
+		return bson.D{{"_id", -1}}
 	}
 	return sort
 }
diff --git a/core/models/service/base_service.go b/core/models/service/base_service.go
index 363430c8..61e52bc1 100644
--- a/core/models/service/base_service.go
+++ b/core/models/service/base_service.go
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ func GetPaginationPipeline(query bson.M, sort bson.D, skip, limit int) []bson.D
 	if query == nil {
 		query = bson.M{}
 	}
+	if sort == nil {
+		sort = bson.D{{"_id", -1}}
+	}
 	return []bson.D{
 		{{Key: "$match", Value: query}},
 		{{Key: "$sort", Value: sort}},