diff --git a/features/cells/src/main/java/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/search/sort/SortingCriteria.kt b/features/cells/src/main/java/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/search/sort/SortingCriteria.kt
index 00a4983d2e..e6b31e04d6 100644
--- a/features/cells/src/main/java/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/search/sort/SortingCriteria.kt
+++ b/features/cells/src/main/java/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/search/sort/SortingCriteria.kt
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ sealed interface SortingCriteria {
     ) : SortingCriteria {
         override val by: SortBy = SortBy.Modified
 
-        data object NewestFirst : ByDate(R.string.sort_modified_newest_first, SortDirection.Desc)
-        data object OldestFirst : ByDate(R.string.sort_modified_oldest_first, SortDirection.Asc)
+        data object NewestFirst : ByDate(R.string.sort_modified_newest_first, SortDirection.Asc)
+        data object OldestFirst : ByDate(R.string.sort_modified_oldest_first, SortDirection.Desc)
     }
 
     sealed class ByName(
diff --git a/features/cells/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/CellViewModelTest.kt b/features/cells/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/CellViewModelTest.kt
index fae1e15b0f..ab125c43ef 100644
--- a/features/cells/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/CellViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/features/cells/src/test/kotlin/com/wire/android/feature/cells/ui/CellViewModelTest.kt
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class CellViewModelTest {
                 any(),
                 any(),
                 match { it.criteria == KaliumSortingCriteria.NAME_CASE_SENSITIVE && !it.descending },
+                any()
             )
         }
     }