diff --git a/upub/core/src/selector/query.rs b/upub/core/src/selector/query.rs
index 7cfab01..6cf7f1a 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/selector/query.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/selector/query.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ impl Query {
 		let mut select = model::addressing::Entity::find()
 			.distinct()
 			.join(sea_orm::JoinType::InnerJoin, model::addressing::Relation::Objects.def())
-			.order_by(model::object::Column::Published, Order::Desc)
 			.select_only();
 
 		for col in model::object::Column::iter() {
diff --git a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs
index 618b136..4b4621f 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use axum::extract::{Path, Query, State};
-use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, Condition, PaginatorTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect};
+use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, Condition, Order, PaginatorTrait, QueryFilter, QueryOrder, QuerySelect};
 use upub::{model, selector::{BatchFillable, RichActivity}, Context};
 
 use crate::{activitypub::Pagination, builders::JsonLD, AuthIdentity, Identity};
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub async fn page(
 
 	let items = upub::Query::objects(auth.my_id())
 		.filter(filter)
-		// TODO also limit to only local activities
+		.order_by(model::object::Column::Published, Order::Desc)
 		.limit(limit)
 		.offset(offset)
 		.into_model::<RichActivity>()