diff --git a/runbot_merge/models/patcher.py b/runbot_merge/models/patcher.py
index feeff440..ce55b79f 100644
--- a/runbot_merge/models/patcher.py
+++ b/runbot_merge/models/patcher.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class PatchFailure(Exception):
 class PatchFile(models.TransientModel):
     _name = "runbot_merge.patch.file"
     _description = "metadata for single file to patch"
+    _order = "create_date desc"
 
     name = fields.Char()