diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 737ba772e..edfeee353 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ class RPC:
         trades: Sequence[Trade]
         if trade_id is None:
             # Get all open trades
-            order_by: Any = Trade.close_date.desc()
+            order_by: Any = Trade.open_date.desc()
             trades = Trade.session.scalars(
                 Trade.get_trades_query([Trade.is_open.is_(True)])
                 .order_by(order_by)